Mary Eiber Obituary

I am so sorry to hear of your Mother's death. She was such a wonderful, elegant lady. Your father was the person who hired me at HP in 1969 and I loved being his secretary for years. I always looked forward to Mary's calls and their events. They are together again on the most wonderful cruise of eternity.

Dawn and Charles, words escape me in trying to describe my shock when I learned of Mary's passing. You were blessed to have such a great lady as your mom. Her humor and generosity were top notch. One of my best memories was the night she told the Balfang story. This is just one small example of her fun loving life.
Please accept our sincere condolences.

God Bless,

Dawn, my sincere condolences to you and Charles. I was so saddened to learn of your mother's death. I shared many fond memories with her and your dad from H.P. days. She took me to my first Opera Guild meeting. She was a special lady who will be greatly missed, just as your dad still is, by their many, many friends. Once you met Mary, you were always a friend, never merely an acquaintance. With love and sadness I send you my prayers.

Dawn, I am Lynne Boortz's sister (California) and since I no longer travel, it's been a long time since I saw Mary but I have quite a few great memories of those nights around the piano that Lynne described to you in a separate email. It was always a highlight of my visits to Colorado to have "The Eibers" come over for dinner & music. Sometimes you, Laurie, Chris and later, Kelly were there , or my son Bob - sometimes just us grownups. As Lynne said, these "evenings" sometimes went on until 3-4 AM, even tho Jer & Gar had to think about getting up and going to work. The pattern seemed to be that Jerry, good sport that he always is, would surrender first and crawl off to bed (after hours and hours.) Then sometime later, Gary would come to his senses and suggest they go. Lynne was usually the next to agree. Are you picking up a pattern? One particularly vivid memory was, I believe, almost 4 AM and Jerry was in bed, Gary in the car with the motor running, Lynne standing groggily by the front door waving limply, and Mary - I kid you not - in a STAGE WHISPER, moving RELUCTANTLY toward the car, singing the final bars of So Long, Farewell. She was a sweetheart and loads of fun. Heaven is certainly alive with the Sound of Mary! And Gary, of course. My deepest condolences for you in this time of tremendous sorrow, mixed with overwhelming gratitude for being "born in a trunk" to the superstars that they are. Jeri Hemphill Livingstone,

Mary and I shared many many years with friends in Song Spinners and she was a fabulous friend to all. Christmas caroling with lanterns was a treat. Dawn, I am keeping you in my prayers and if you are ever in Florida, please look us up. Your relationshipi with your mom is one we all wanted to attain. Love to all. Sandy Bridges (Bauer)

Dawn, we are so sorry for your loss. I never had the chance to meet her but through this posting your Mom has touched my heart. We send you and Charles our love and thoughts. With Love, Mark, Tara, Isaac and Jonathan Schluesche (Sun Prairie, WI)

Tis is a wonderfully descriptive Bio. Thank you for sharing, Dawn. Last time I spoke with Mary was when I took Dad to his MD...and there she awaited her own appointment. We had a great deal to reminisce. Mary and Gary introduced me to Jimmy Buffet's music. Wow! Great times we had at the Bon Vivance Dances. Dianne (Bower) Wood

We are so sad at the loss of Mary, we will miss her warm smile, her happy and positive attitude, her generosity and her beautiful voice. Your obituary was beautiful, Dawn, and it made me cry happy tears. We love Mary and Gary very much! Laurie, Kelly, Kyle, Emily and Adam Steele

We will miss her dearly. She visited us in March of 2010 and celebrated her birthday with us, We had a great time. We are very grateful and blessed to know Mary and Gary. We will cherish our memories together and they will always be remembered! Good Bye sister Mary!
Esther and Sam Hadisutjipto (Austin, Texas)

I was both shocked and saddened by Mary's passing. I worked with her at Sylvan Learning Center and had grown very fond of her. We often talked about books, music, and travelling, and of course, the love of her life, Gary, and her daughter whose wonderful singing talents she loved to brag about! Her love of life was infectious and she was the "Queen of Cruises." I will miss her. Barbara Wood

We are profoundly sorry for Mary Eiber's passing. Our memories of many years enjoying opera together will forever remain with us.

Dawn,

I am so sorry... words can not describe! I am sure that the Mar and Gar at together again smiling down on you! See you soon. Love chele