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i reading that some 700 people were in- staff, not give our very best when she involved and knew how to involve
volved in that auction and about pan- was out there at every given others. i
ieked, but before the year was over and opportunity raising the funds necessary Albert Tanner, who retired from UK
the auction televised, we must have had to keep open our doors?" as a member of the Maxwell Place staff,
that many involved—counting go-get- Mrs. Singletary’s determination to talked of her tenderness and caring the ·
ters, plus those who set up the physical see ajob done and done well goes way day that Mack, the family cocker
l site, the television crews, the on-air per- back to her years as the daughter of a spaniel, died. "The girls placed yellow
` sonalities." ` Methodist minister. "I’m happiest roses on his grave, but you were too
{ Sis (Mr$_ George) Griffin of London when I’m busy and when I am making hurt to go outside." Tanner also
  estimates that since that first a contribution to something," she said. remembers Mrs. Singletary’s
introduction to the Center, Mrs. "When you grow up in a Methodist independent nature. "Once she had
Singletary must have completed more minister’s household, you have a five Kentucky governors for lunch at
than 50,000 hours in volunteer time at concept of doing what you can to help Maxwell Place-—along with many other
the non-profit school. "When you your community . . . that’s been with people. During the party she asked me
thought the (jerrter was about to Close me all my life. I like people and so I where Dr. Singletary was and I said in
you made the statement to me that it like to be with people and help them all the kitchen sitting on a stool eating his
would close over your dead body," I can. It may be a little selfish on my lunch. All she said was ‘Dag-gum—it. ’ "
Mrs. Griffin wrote. "Several times I part because it makes me feel good Mrs. Singletary attributes her free-
thought the body was almost dead as I Wh€l1 I’m out W0fl ‘ I;    _ J V V``  g g `,_, » .   gr       `_ A    g y;  an  certify that she managed to entertain
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in   _ _~:`     gy   ’·’ ’&·=·· "   _, Jg ·  ,.5,  ~   ·—.. as I later found her doing in
·Y < · ` _ y‘   -  .__, ‘ __ _   fg gg  { circumstances more conducive to ·
Q _.  _,  r— l ,`_  gl ~.       hospitality?
, ft _ A   ,       __   A,. Mrs. Singletary is a symbol of
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