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STEPHANIE BRAINARD ALEGRE DIES AT 53; SOCIAL ACTIVIST SUPPORTED LOCAL ARTS
Stephanie Brainard Alegre, a well-known and much-loved member of Buffalo's arts community, died Tuesday (Dec. 28, 1999) after a long illness in the Snyder home of her daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer A. and Benson Hendricks-Hoffman. She was 53.
Mrs. Alegre was a Buffalo native, a resident of the Buffalo area most of her life and a Lewiston resident when she died. An arts promoter, musician and social activist, she was the founder of Leo Sun Productions, which drew on her interests in alternative therapies, the healing arts and the African healing drum. The company brought musicians, feminist authors and artists to Western New York for performances and seminars.
Stephanie Brainard Alegre
Death Notice
(nee Chase-Hendricks) December 28, 1999, dear wife of Mitchell R. Alegre; cherished mother of Jennifer A. Hendricks-Hoffman (Benson), Matthew R. and Tara I. Alegre; beloved daughter of Janice Brainard Chase and the late Francis Neelis Chase; dearest sister of Sandra Chase Miller, Stuart N. Chase and Sara N. Chase; devoted aunt of Sara S. Urbanczyk (James), Katie and Charlene Sparcino-Miller, Darin L., Lisa M. and Eric S. Chase, Darryl S. and Hannah C. Jones. Friends may call Thursday 7-9 at the St. John's-Grace Episcopal Church (Sanctuary), 51 Colonial Circle, Thursday 7-9, where services will be held Friday morning at 9:30 AM. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice Buffalo or Expressly For Women Cancer Program c/o Sisters of Charity Hospital Foundation.
REST IN PEACE, STEPHANIE
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Nancy Bishop (Wittman)
So sorry to see your name here ! We had a lot of fun together through the yrs, from Hoover to k-West , we spent a lot of time together as we had sisters that were friends and classmates too ! So remember Sandy playing the piano and the song Rock My Soul , she could really play ! It saddens me to see so much cancer what was in kenmore that gave so many cancer ? It just stinks to lose so many friend that way ! There should be a study to find out what has caused so much ! So sorry we won't be able to say goodbye , was hoping to see you at our reunion. I will always remember all the fun we had together ! Rest in peace Angel ! Hope to find Sandy and talk with her !
John Burniston
I, too, am so sorry to see that Stephanie has passed away. She was a positive and supportive friend. We worked together at AM&A's during Christmas time when we were in college, and she really was a good person. I'm not surprised to see all that she did with her life, and I'm very sorry that her time was so short. Rest in peace, Steph.