I donated $X.XX to DU and $X.XX to MoveOn in the name of Sally Barron

[wndycty]

I will send her family a sympathy card with the e-mail confirmations, expressing my condolences and thank them for sharing her desire to defeat Bush.

This is the woman who called Bush "whistle ass."

Her obit:
http://www.madison.com/obits/listings.php?type=trans&date=08%2F21%2F2003
Baron, Sally
STOUGHTON - Sally Baron, age 71, of Stoughton, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2003, after struggling to recuperate from heart surgery. The daughter of Louis and Evelyn (Morris) Sybeldon, and sister of Jean (Bettagnoli), Bill, Tom and Jim, she was born and raised in the Hurley area. Bill survives. She married James "Slugger" Baron, and was the mother of Jeff (died of leukemia at age 21), Jim (Jen), Joe (Robyn), Judy (Dave LeClair), Maureen (Mike Bettilyon) and Pete; grandmother to Kyle, Andy and Reid (Maureen's), Jessica and Megan (Judy's), Lukas and Kassie (Joe's), and Fletcher, Leslie and Craig (Jim's). She lived her married life in Montreal, Wis., and moved to Stoughton to be closer to family after Slugger's death. She missed her friends "up north" but made many new friends in Stoughton. Sally attended college in Superior. She worked outside the home as an assembly worker, waitress, cook and dietician. Mostly, she took care of her family, especially Slugger, who got around better than he should have after a debilitating mining accident in 1969. She learned to cope with life's trials with laughter and smiles. She also held dear the Bertagnoli family of Janesville; in-laws and their families; various relatives; grand-dog, Scout; and the Packers. A memorial service will be held at COVENANT LUTHERAN CHURCH, Stoughton, at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, 2003. Graveside services in Hurley will be held at a later date. Memorials in her honor can be made to any organization working for the removal of President Bush. Cress Funeral Service 6021 University Ave. [phone]

Obituary backs 'removal of Bush'
Woman 'thought he was a liar'

By Lee Sensenbrenner
August 21, 2003

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When Sally Baron's family wrote her obituary, they described a northern Wisconsin woman who raised six children and took care of her husband after he was crushed in a mining accident.

She had moved to Stoughton seven years ago to be closer to her children and was 71 when she died Monday after struggling to recuperate from heart surgery. Her family had come to the question of what might be a fitting tribute to her.

"My uncle asked if there was a cause," her youngest son, Pete Baron, said.

Almost in unison, what her children decided to include in the obituary was this: "Memorials in her honor can be made to any organization working for the removal of President Bush."

"She thought he was a liar," Baron's daughter, Maureen Bettilyon, said. "I think his personality, just standing there with that smirk on his face, and acting like he's this holy Christian, that's what really got her."
-snip-

"She'd always watch CNN, C-SPAN, and you know, she'd just swear at the TV and say 'Oh, Bush, he's such a whistle ass!' She'd just get so mad," Bettilyon said.
-snip-

http://www.madison.com/captimes/news/stories/55234.php

[efhmc]

1. If I had seen it yesterday when I donated, I would have sent them a

message also. Do you think it is too late?

[wndycty]

2. No . . .

Let them know that you had already donated, but you shared her desire to remove Bush.

[grasswire]

3. woo hoo wndy!!

Excellent job!

And Sally rides the whirlwind that will chase Whistle Ass out!

[wndycty]

4. Can you imagine if ever DU'er . . .

. . .who donated, or will donate sent a card to her family. I am sure that would show them that so many people share her feelings.

Hell even if you can't donate, if people just take the time to reconginize her it would be fantastic.

[blm]

5. Done here.

My tax credit finally came. Donated to Kucinich and Kerry. The rest to a local food bank that really needs it.

[grasswire]

6. I found....

....a mailing address and phone number for the daughter Maureen. I won't post it here, but just know that it is possible to reach family members directly with a little noodling on the net.

[efhmc]

9. Could you possibly personal e-mail it to me. If not, I'll do the search.

Thanks

[wndycty]

7. Here is a great Op-Ed

John Nichols: Even the obits are going against Bush

By John Nichols
August 21, 2003

Buzz Davis laughed a good hard laugh.

"Oh, I would have loved to know that lady!" exclaimed the Stoughton activist and former Dane County supervisor.

Davis was talking about Sally Baron, who passed away Monday in Stoughton at age 71. Baron did not make a lot of news in her lifetime - she was busy working and raising six kids - but she went out with a message that warmed the hearts of Davis and a lot of other small-town Wisconsin progressives.

No one should slip the mortal coil without raging one last time against the dying of the light. And so Sally Baron did.

"Memorials in her honor can be made to any organization working for the removal of President Bush," reads Baron's obituary in today's editions of The Capital Times.
-snip-

http://www.madison.com/captimes/opinion/column/nichols/55218.php

[grasswire]

8. thanks for posting....

....and look at this snip:

I called Buzz Davis to ask if there were any groups in Stoughton, where Sally Baron settled a few years back to be nearer her family, that were "working for the removal of President Bush."

"Well, we sure are," replied Davis, an old-timer in Stoughton, which shares the progressive traditions of Sally Baron's northland.

"We" is the Stoughton Area Democrats, a ragtag group of about a dozen core members that swells to 150 at election time. The Stoughton Area Democrats blanket the town with party literature at election time. When they're not campaigning, they organize town meetings and teach-ins, like the one last year that gave rise to the Stoughton Area Peace Coalition.

As the 2004 presidential race heats up, Davis is campaigning for Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Dennis Kucinich and other members of the group are backing Howard Dean, John Kerry and other contenders. But next fall, Davis says, the first priority of the Stoughton Area Democrats will be removing George W. Bush from the White House.

"We'll beat Bush," said Davis, as he reflected on the fact that "even the obituaries" are going against the president. "It'll start here in Stoughton and sweep the whole country."

[madfloridian]

10. There is a place if you link to the funeral home.

You can leave a message for the family. That way you can let them know you donated and are dedicating it to her.

[grasswire]

11. heeeeeeeeeeeere's............

Sally!

[grasswire]

12. I bet that woman...

....could cook up a storm. Maybe her family would like to put together a memorial cookbook.

[madfloridian]

13. Lovely lady.

We will carry out her wishes, and I fully believe she will know when it happens.

[grasswire]

14. kick

for Sally.

[Cheesehead]

15. Kick

For a fellow cheesehead who knows a whistle ass when she sees one!
:kick:

[grasswire]

16. kick for a good thread (eom)

[Catshrink]

17. Kick one for Sally! eom