The news of Elinor Mettler’s untimely death came to me as a shock –– and with an aftershock when I realized that we had been acquaintances and colleagues for some thirty-five years! Our earliest connection began in the ‘70’s with the Roe Jan Historical Society. A highlight was the historic church tour marking the Nation’s Bicentennial, and with that the creation of the Roe Jan Community Choir under the baton of Newell Jenkins.
Despite my relocating to California, we stayed in contact and, in fact, had been in active correspondence only a few weeks ago. Elinor had a profound influence on me and on my late wife, Marion, who had a significnt professional relationship with the Dr. John Mettler. All who knew Elinor owe her deep gratitude for the multitude and abiding contributions she made to the community. She was, indeed, the ‘great lady of Copake’.
Howard Ennes
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