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Columnist William Newman: A girl of summer leaves us Published: 4/30/2021 12:21:06 PM Barbara Newman Kravitz, Oct. 9, 1931-April 21, 2021 Last Saturday was glorious sunny, with dogwoods and cherry trees in blossom. Our small group, gathered together at a graveside to say goodbye to Bobbie, who had passed at 89, was grateful for the warmth. Bobbie’s younger son, Neal, shared this story: As his father was approaching his death 16 years ago, he asked Neal to call his mother every day. And for 16 years, with only the rarest of exceptions, Neal did that. “It was,” he said, “just talking, . . . two people totally comfortable in the knowledge that they could say whatever was on their minds, without fear of judgment or anything else.” ....