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Thread #171490   Message #4147894
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
19-Jul-22 - 10:10 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Elisabeth Higgins Null (Lisa) (1942-2022)
Subject: Obit: Elisabeth Higgins Null (Lisa)
Dan Schatz posted this on Facebook today:

Friends, we lost Lisa Null today. I'm so heartbroken I can't find anything to say - but here's something she said just a few days ago:
“As I look back on my own life, what seemed to be an endless path of unfulfilled dreams, visions, and aspirations now seems to be a worthwhile juggling of the need to give to my family, those dependent on me, and the world at large. If i am to be judged, let it be for the whole ME rather than the thin slender line of public achievement. I don't know what gold stars I would have bestowed upon myself and perhaps only G-d knows, but it is a different way of evaluating my life than the one generally called upon in Who's Who or the New York Times obits. I probably will not merit an article in the New York Times obits, as those in my family did, but I am no longer discontent. If they did write about me, they would have to include an article for every man or woman in the telephone book, as we all have our stories to tell. So I will rest secure in the love of my friends and my family, as well as those who chanced to hear my songs. I'd like them to keep my songs alive, if possible, as well as some of my stories, but as they say at Passover--dayenu--it would have been enough to be just as I am. And now off to bed with hope for another peaceful night.”

Goodnight, Lisa. You will always live in our hearts, your songs, and the love you gave us all.

Lisa's Facebook page