Peter D'amato
Like others I knew Bettie slightly in high school. In 1992 when my classmates published a 20 year reunion pamphlet I had mentioned my best friend/classmate Glenn Fischer had passed away from AIDS and Bettie sent me a deeply moving letter about it. We corresponded by snail mail for awhile, then FB brought us together again, and she was always so kind to me. When she saw a video of my receiving a "lifetime achievement award" (mostly for my biz and a book I wrote) she said how nice it was to "hear your voice again" (I had done a lot of stage work in high school). Our friend Liz (Debi) Brown, class of '71 found this obituary the other day. I heard about Bettie's passing a few days after it happened but didn't know the details. I'm heartbroken. I shared her political beliefs as well and enjoyed her being outspoken about them. My best to Chuck.