Kathleen Valentine's sudden passing strikes deep sadness within all who knew her. Valentines' talented efforts, sensitivity to thought and design of my book "Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us" enabled me to sell thousands of books and give dozens of talks that touched the hearts of many who have purchased them.
Kathleen's constant attention to detail enabled my idea, my dream of creating a guidebook for Boston's Monuments a most beautiful and factual reality. Usefulness and artistic expression were my wishes for this book. Kathleen created both artistically and digitally a book expressing all these wishes.
The design of the cover of my book captured what needed to be communicated to our Boston community as well as our nation. Kathleen did this for all of us. The covers, front and back, are the face of Kathleen Valentine's efforts, creativity and hard work. The careful thoughtful positioning of all these panels on the cover of my book depicting not only the many Boston Monuments our great city possesses but the religious, humanitarian, ethnic and emotional diversity that our 500 year old city is built upon. The diversity of our Boston Monuments and their artistic creators needed to be told to America. Kathleen expressed this communication with design and formatting with every paragraph and photograph that I researched and gave to her to build this most useful and informative book of our public art.
Thank you Kathleen Valentine for your kindness, sincerity and artistic sensitivity. You will be missed.
Rest in Peace
Joseph R. Gallo
Boston is America, America is Boston
With your help and guidance Kathleen you made my book a success
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