American operatic soprano (1919-2012).
Born October 18th, 1919 in Danville.
Died January 29th, 2012 at 92 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir