Thursday, December 31, 2009
Media 'Talk of the Nation' Eulogizes Nashville Newspaper Archivist
Posted by Jim Ridley on Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 1:20 PM
From assistant editor Dana Kopp Franklin:
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In a piece called "Remembering Some Remarkable Lives Lost in 2009," NPR's Talk of the Nation honors Nashville newspaper archivist and researcher Chantay Steptoe-Buford. I shared a cubicle with Chantay when I worked at The Tennessean, and believe me, the word "remarkable" is pure understatement.
Though she died at just 48, she had worked for the newspaper almost 30 years, and I can't imagine that many of the hundreds of people she helped on the job will forget her kindness, her energy and devotion to her work -- and to all the people around her. Her memorial service in an East Nashville church was filled to the rafters, and it was fitting that the eulogies, singing and dancing went far into the evening.
Tonya Ballard-Brown, an NPR digital editor who worked at The Tennessean several years ago, salutes Chantay in a short but sweet obituary.
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Its true when they say, people will forget what you did to them, they will forget what you said to them BUT they will never forget HOW you make them feel and this is true to Chantay Steptoe-Buford, a truly remarkable. She has helped people along the way and the way she makes them feel so important to her, its a unique and rare gift she has. Have you also been touched by her, one way or the other?
Carmela Lee from Radiateur rayonnant
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