Re: [Origami] Origamee is no more

[Doug Philips via Origami]

Thank you Robert, for setting that up.

As part of that memoriam page that Robert set up, there is a link to an article 
that Meenakshi herself wrote,
for the occasion of her 20th anniversary for her website and 10th anniversary 
of her first book,
and OUSA has made that article publicly readable.

The family has just recently posted additional details on her Instagram feed, I 
think anyone should be able to read this as well:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8IHZXYvh8y/?img_index=1

Still trying to sort out what to write on that page...
-=D'gou



On 6/12/24 03:29, Robert Lang wrote:

I’ve created a memoriam page for Meenakshi on the OrigamiUSA website:

https://origamiusa.org/memoriam-meenakshi-mukerji 


Please feel free to comment and post reminiscences of this lovely person and 
artist.

Best regards,

Robert



On Jun 11, 2024, at 2:10 PM, Robert Lang mailto:rob...@langorigami.com>> wrote:


On Jun 11, 2024, at 8:26 AM, Nikhil S via Origami mailto:origami@lists.digitalorigami.com>> wrote:

Hi All,
It's unfortunate and shocking, to hear the news of losing one of the wonderful 
kind hearted Origami artists.

Earlier today, we lost Meenakshi Mukherjee to cancer. She put up a valiant 
fight against it for the past few months. This comes just 3 months after her 
losing her mother.


Oh my. I had a lot of interactions with Meenakshi over the years on a variety 
of topics and had no idea she was ill. She was a gifted folder in many genres.

We have a Memoriam section on the OrigamiUSA website, and if anyone would be willing 
to send me a paragraph or two about her (and a photo if you have one). I’d be happy 
to put the page together and open it for comments from people with their 
remembrances. (You can contact me about this off-list at webs...@origamiusa.org 
.)

Robert

Re: [Origami] Origamee is no more

[Wendy Zeichner via Origami]

I am also very shocked and saddened by Meenakshi's passing. She recently
provided a diagram to OrigamiUSA as a gift for filling out our recent
survey.  RIght to the end, she was a generous artist.

If anyone has contact information for her family I would appreciate it. I
would like to offer condolences from OrigamiUSA and arrange for an obituary
in The Paper.

Please contact me off this list at wzeich...@gmail.com.

Thanks,
/Wendy

On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 8:30 AM Ravi Apte via Origami <
origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:

> This is really devastating news. Meenakshi was a wonderful person and a
> great teacher.
> I met her first at the Origami USA convention more than 20 years ago. She
> was in NYC to receive her "Lone folder award". I attended her class where
> she taught one of her cube modulars. She had not published her books at the
> time.
> My prayers for the family to have the courage and strength to bear this
> loss.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 11:36 PM Nikhil S via Origami <
> origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>> It's unfortunate and shocking, to hear the news of losing one of the
>> wonderful kind hearted Origami artists.
>>
>> Earlier today, we lost Meenakshi Mukherjee to cancer. She put up a
>> valiant fight against it for the past few months. This comes just 3 months
>> after her losing her mother.
>>
>> Our prayers are with the family.
>>
>> Regards
>> Nikhil
>>
>

Re: [Origami] Origamee is no more

[Ravi Apte via Origami]

This is really devastating news. Meenakshi was a wonderful person and a
great teacher.
I met her first at the Origami USA convention more than 20 years ago. She
was in NYC to receive her "Lone folder award". I attended her class where
she taught one of her cube modulars. She had not published her books at the
time.
My prayers for the family to have the courage and strength to bear this
loss.



On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 11:36 PM Nikhil S via Origami <
origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
> It's unfortunate and shocking, to hear the news of losing one of the
> wonderful kind hearted Origami artists.
>
> Earlier today, we lost Meenakshi Mukherjee to cancer. She put up a valiant
> fight against it for the past few months. This comes just 3 months after
> her losing her mother.
>
> Our prayers are with the family.
>
> Regards
> Nikhil
>

Re: [Origami] Origamee is no more

[Robert Lang]

I’ve created a memoriam page for Meenakshi on the OrigamiUSA website:

https://origamiusa.org/memoriam-meenakshi-mukerji 


Please feel free to comment and post reminiscences of this lovely person and 
artist.

Best regards,

Robert


> On Jun 11, 2024, at 2:10 PM, Robert Lang  wrote:
> 
>> On Jun 11, 2024, at 8:26 AM, Nikhil S via Origami 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi All,
>> It's unfortunate and shocking, to hear the news of losing one of the 
>> wonderful kind hearted Origami artists. 
>> 
>> Earlier today, we lost Meenakshi Mukherjee to cancer. She put up a valiant 
>> fight against it for the past few months. This comes just 3 months after her 
>> losing her mother. 
> 
> Oh my. I had a lot of interactions with Meenakshi over the years on a variety 
> of topics and had no idea she was ill. She was a gifted folder in many genres.
> 
> We have a Memoriam section on the OrigamiUSA website, and if anyone would be 
> willing to send me a paragraph or two about her (and a photo if you have 
> one). I’d be happy to put the page together and open it for comments from 
> people with their remembrances. (You can contact me about this off-list at 
> webs...@origamiusa.org.)
> 
> Robert
> 

Re: [Origami] Origamee is no more

[Rachel Katz via Origami]

I’m so sorry to learn this. I will miss her.

Rachel




On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 2:06 PM Nikhil S via Origami <
origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
> It's unfortunate and shocking, to hear the news of losing one of the
> wonderful kind hearted Origami artists.
>
> Earlier today, we lost Meenakshi Mukherjee to cancer. She put up a valiant
> fight against it for the past few months. This comes just 3 months after
> her losing her mother.
>
> Our prayers are with the family.
>
> Regards
> Nikhil
>

Re: [Origami] Origamee is no more

[Robert Lang]

> On Jun 11, 2024, at 8:26 AM, Nikhil S via Origami 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> It's unfortunate and shocking, to hear the news of losing one of the 
> wonderful kind hearted Origami artists. 
> 
> Earlier today, we lost Meenakshi Mukherjee to cancer. She put up a valiant 
> fight against it for the past few months. This comes just 3 months after her 
> losing her mother. 

Oh my. I had a lot of interactions with Meenakshi over the years on a variety 
of topics and had no idea she was ill. She was a gifted folder in many genres.

We have a Memoriam section on the OrigamiUSA website, and if anyone would be 
willing to send me a paragraph or two about her (and a photo if you have one). 
I’d be happy to put the page together and open it for comments from people with 
their remembrances. (You can contact me about this off-list at 
webs...@origamiusa.org.)

Robert

Re: [Origami] Origamee is no more

[Matthew Green]

> On 11 Jun 2024, at 9:26 a.m., Nikhil S via Origami 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> It's unfortunate and shocking, to hear the news of losing one of the 
> wonderful kind hearted Origami artists. 
> 
> Earlier today, we lost Meenakshi Mukherjee to cancer. She put up a valiant 
> fight against it for the past few months. This comes just 3 months after her 
> losing her mother. 
> 
> Our prayers are with the family. 
> 
> Regards
> Nikhil

Nikhil, thank you for letting us know. I am caught totally off-guard by this 
sad news. Meenakshi was truly wonderful and kind-hearted, as you say, and 
wonderfully creative and unpretentious. We were guests together at a convention 
in Mexico City, and thanks to that situation, we had the opportunity to talk 
quite a bit, and even sat down for a while to sing together. I was glad to get 
to know her and I’m sorry I practically haven’t seen her since then. She will 
be missed. My condolences to her family.

Matthew