Anne Feeney, a folk singer and an impassioned activist who fought for workers' and women's rights, died Wednesday in Pittsburgh of COVID-19 complications.
Anne Feeney, a folk singer who collaborated with Pete Seeger, John Prine and Peter, Paul and Mary and an impassioned activist who fought for workers’ and women’s rights, died Wednesday in Pittsburgh of COVID-19 complications. She was 69.
Anne Feeney, Inspirational Folk Singer and Activist, Dies at 69 of COVID-19 Mike Barnes Anne Feeney OBIT
Anne Feeney, a folk singer who collaborated with Pete Seeger, John Prine and Peter, Paul and Mary and an impassioned activist who fought for workers’ and women’s rights, died Wednesday in Pittsburgh of COVID-19 complications. She was 69.
“It is with a very heavy heart that we must announce the passing of our courageous, brilliant, beautiful mother,” her daughter, Amy Sue Berlin, wrote on Facebook. “We were very lucky that she fought hard enough to open up her eyes and give us a couple days to be with her before she finally decided it was time to let go.”
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The demand for meals at the Thomas Merton Center in Bridgeport has more than doubled. On Monday alone, 160 people lined up for lunch.
These days, hot meals are served in the cold thanks to COVID-19. We have to play it safe. I always wear this mask, even when going to church, says Ronnie Glover, of Bridgeport.
The Thomas Merton Center s director, Bill Colson, says they re struggling to keep up.