Anne Riise has passed away

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Anne Riise has passed away

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We have received a message of sadness from Norway. Anne Riise died suddenly on January 2nd in Oslo.

Anne was a long-time member of ours and participated already in the Hydra 2002 Event and later in many of our events around the world. She was also an active contributor to the Leonard Cohen Files and collected material to add to the site. In 2007 and 2013 she organized the get-togethers and the program for our members who gathered for Leonard's concerts in Oslo. She and her husband Knut had also registered for the Hamburg Event next August.

We remember Anne as a cheerful and sympathetic person. Our deepest condolences to Knut, Erik's family and others close to her.

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jarkko wrote:
>We have received a message of sadness from Norway. Anne Riise died suddenly on January 2nd in Oslo.

this is awfully sad, jarkko. remember when she invited us to her home and filled our glasses with a very strong drink called 'ouzo'? how we managed to stagger into a taxi and back to the city centre after that i'll never know. i met her several times; wonderful lady!
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That is shocking news to me. I was looking forward to meet Anne and Knut at the Hamburg event. I still can't believe it.

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So sorry to hear the sad news.
My heart goes out to her family and friends.
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Here we have our Norwegian friends Anne and Geoffrey together in Oslo back in 2013. Fond memories!
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We are so sorry to hear this sad news.
We have many fond memories of her.
Our deepest condolences to Knut and her family.

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Oh, such sad news...
She was a wonderful person and will be missed by many. My deepest condolences to Knut and family.

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Sorry to hear this sad news.

My sincere condolences to her family and friends.

R.I.P. Anne.

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I have no words today for the death of Nikolas and Anne...
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We are so saddened to learn this. Deep condolences to Anne’s family and friends. She will be greatly missed.

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I’m so sorry to read this. Sincerest condolences to Knut, her family and friends.
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Rest in peace dear Anne, very sad to learn about your sudden death. my condolences to her family.
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