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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
From Vickie Rossi
Posted by Buckles at 8/18/2010 09:39:00 PM
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Posted by Buckles at 8/18/2010 09:39:00 PM
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
I was so wonderful to see you all in Sarasota at the 2008 Fans convention.
Just a Fan
Vickie... so sorry for you and your family's loss.
Norma Davenport Cristiani, daughter of Benjamin C. and Eva Davenport, wife of Pete Cristiani, and mother of four children. Norma performed more than 20 different routines as she grew up on Davenport's Society Circus and Dailey Bros. Circus. She was a mentor to a number of showgirls that she trained on the Cristiani-Wallace Circus which she and Pete operated in the early 1950s. Later she worked the front end for Dory Miller, Alan Hill and other circus owners/producers. She was a hard worker and a very caring person. Norma left her imprint on the circus world and the circus community in Sarasota. Our thoughts and prayers are with Pete and the family.
Her pleasant personality and wonderful smile and laugh. She was 100% circus and did it all. She was with it and for it in every way.I met her in 1944 and she was already a versatile performer with elepants, horses, bareback, you name it. She cherished all she knew from wherever. We will miss her. What a gal. So long Norma. Johnny and Mary Ruth.
Dear Vickie & Family -
Know that you are supported around the world by people who care about you and who cared about Norma. ~frank
This was terrible to hear (read), my deepest sympathy to Pete, Desi, Eva, and the boys. May she rest in peace.
Barbara tells me that the young fellow in the background at left is Larry Carden.
Kenny Dodd heard that there will
be a memorial service for Norma
at St Martha's on Monday the 30th
of August at 1 O'Clock
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