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ÒEllie DeKoven treated everyone as an aristocrat regardless of age, ethnicity, or social status. Her legendary generosity, voice of reason, optimism and common sense has propelled A.R.T. into the second millennium. She was a lady in every sense of the word and will be truly missed by her A.R.T. friends as well as the world at large.Ó
ÐMary Pulsifer, A.R.T. ChairmanÕs Council
ÒI knew Ellie for 28 years and we exchanged holiday cards for all those years. She always took interest in me personally and professionally. She used to tell me that we knew one another so long that she watched me grow into the man I am today. Ellie was always fabulous, be it working at the Art Institute with the scholarship students or at A.R.T. benefit events.Ó
ÐBill Eller, A.R.T. Staff Artist since 1980
ÒI remember Ellie being active on the A.R.T. Board for numerous years. Her enthusiasm and unselfish giving were part of the great contribution she and Sy made to A.R.T. They will both be sorely missed.Ó
ÐGail Wolf, A.R.T. Staff Artist since 1979
To make a pledge to support A.R.T. in EllieÕs honor,
please contact Maureen Mizwicki in the A.R.T. development office at 312.788.3373 x17.
In September 2007, A.R.T. lost a long-time friend, Eleanor DeKoven. Ellie served on the Board and most recently the ChairmanÕs Council. She and her husband, Seymour, were very generous to A.R.T. over the years. Ellie was also a member of the Ellen Gates Starr Planned Giving Society.
The pedigree of honey
Does not concern the bee;
A clover, any time, to him
Is aristocracy.
ÐEmily Dickinson
