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This was a difficult post to start. But
these days posting period for me is
difficult. There are distractions and sharing in this manner is not my go to
mode..obviously.
But once again I received news of a death that stop me in my tracks. I have saved images to post about others recently but
hadn’t stood still long enough to do so.
From a Walter Greene, Polly Mellen, Quincy,
Nikki Giovanni, James Earl Jones, Donald Sutherland, Liam Payne, Greg Gumbel, DJ Clark Kent, Rico Wade…and so on. Each stunned me and I could have had something to say about each, but life gets in the way and I get on with it. A lost like Nick Kamen, Gail O’Neil in recent years and few others left me grieving.
Above is Danka Schroder formerly a German
model. Last week I learned from a dear mutual friend @carlossouza1311 via his IG post that she had passed away. With so many passing away almost weekly, I was a bit shook. Though not spoken in perhaps 30yrs, Danka was a passage for me to grow and experience life. We met in Mexico City at the International Fashion Fair as models. It was my first air flight and big event. I was happy to have met Danka and her model friend Isolde. She looked out for me as I was truly clueless. When it was time to go to Europe, Rome was first, she insisted I stay with her.
A few summers in a row and always with Danka. She was a Valentino model and I had began to spent lots of time with GianCarlo G, Valentino and Carlos. She introduced Roman Polanski to me one Roman summer when I would be in Rome when most left. And he and friends were in a villa outside so I wouldn’t be alone until I departed. For two days they welcomed me.
To think that at one point in life we were so important to each other and when life shifted we rolled with it. To see her face and learned she was gone, shook me. Yet we comfortably lived our lives and never worry about the other enough to seek knowledge nor the urge to do so. Life goes on …until it doesn’t.
I deeply valued Danka. Even though we went on with life, hearing she died and before me, hurt…
🙏🏾🖤🙏🏾 @dankaschroder | Posted on 06/Jan/2025 00:10:04
