Joanne Rogers, memory-keeper of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, dies at 92
Emily Langer, The Washington Post
Jan. 14, 2021
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FILE - JANUARY 14: Joanne Rogers, the widow of Fred Rogers, has died at 92. LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 22: Joanne Rogers, wife of the late Fred Rogers speaks onstage at the Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood panel during day 2 of the PBS portion of the 2012 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 22, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Everyone knew Mr. Rogers, the cardigan-clad television host who journeyed with generations of children to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, helping them learn the things one must in the course of growing up, such as how to tie shoelaces and what it means to die. But there was also Mrs. Rogers - she relished identifying herself that way - his loyal partner for 50 years and later a memory-keeper for his message of kindness.
antique shop in norwood, massachusetts. this young man asking a worker if he could play the piano that was for sale. she said of course and then started filming. journey s don t stop believin . that worker said everyone in the store suddenly stopped. just shot that short video and posted it on our facebook page as a feel-good story and it just blew up. people wanted to buy it for him and who was he and i didn t know who he was, because he was just gone. that community then helped track down that young piano man. 23-year-old architecture student john capron. and the shop owner, mark waters, invited him back. everybody was like, who is this man? and i was like, that s me. it turns out the piano man is self-taught and that owner had a surprise. see if you like this piano a little better. giving him not that old piano, but a new one. a $3,000 steinway. how does it feel? it s amazing. the weight of the keys is perfect.
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