Fran Domler was a saint! Warm, motherly, generous to all, she quietly made a great contribution to the Sounding Board over the many years of its existence. She was always there at the refreshment table, smiling and cordial -- the ideal "Mom" -- and we all loved her.
    Bill, Len and Fran's son, started the Sounding Board about 25 years ago. When he left to start other folk enterprises, he turned the operation of the coffeehouse over to his parents. Bill died tragically a few years ago, much too young.
    Caroline and I were the first performers at the Sounding Board, and are now scheduled to be there again on the 4th of December (I think it is), this time with our sons playing with us. In the interim, we have played there almost every year, often with good folk like Bob Zentz, Ed Trickett, or Joe Hickerson sharing the evening with us. They have always been good times for us.
    I can hardly express the depth of my gratitude to the Domlers for all they have done for us and for folk music in central Connecticut, and how deeply we feel the loss of this wonderful friend.
    Sandy (also speaking for Caroline, who could have said it better)