Bethann Hardison Instagram – This past week I learned…
*Madiba would have been 101yrs old
*53,190 are imprisoned in US immigrant detention centers and ”45” is not getting enough backlash from sounding like a bigot.
That it’s been 20 years since the death of Carolyn Bessette and John Kennedy Jr.
Carolyn was a sweet friend of mine.
We met when she worked for Calvin Klein as an
in-house publicist.
My office Bethann Mgmt Co. was at 36 N Moore St. a model agency.
Though I was close to Calvin, Carolyn made my life easier and was helpful to my business. When Carolyn met John, she quit her job and moved in with him. John had taken residency on N. Moore. She wanted me to meet him, we did. Some days going to the office in the mornings I would see John, he would wave. One morning getting out of my convertible Volkswagen Beetle Bug, John walks by and says “Give her a call and wake her up”. Does she have an appt, I asked, No he said, just wake her up. I did. She and I would laugh.
Somedays while in my office I would look up to see Caroline sitting outside on my platform loading zone. Waiting for me to notice and come out and talk. We would spend a little time catching up.
I remember asking “how’s it going” ?
Her answer “cats and dogs”. I smiled. A great answer to express a male and female getting familiar with each other. To this day…I use that expression in that manner with my thoughts of Carolyn.
Such a blessing the love they had. He loved and protected her.
Three days before the accident, I saw Carolyn up the street on N.Moore, she was low. She said John was having a tough time due to his cousin Anthony (Radziwill) was sick and dying who he was very close with. Spoke about 15 mins, they would be leaving in a few days to Martha Vineyard to a family wedding. She told me when they would get back, I told her I would already be in my home in Mexico.
A long embrace and a promise on my return.
Their plane that John was piloting was lost on their way to MV, Mass. and found days later, all dead including Carolyn’s sister.
Devastated was I.
Of cause this was a full on tragedy.
Anyone who knew Carolyn knew a special soul and John was an exceptional young man.
Truly two stars. A great lost.
🖤 | Posted on 21/Jul/2019 22:12:44
