Fitting Goodbye for New Orleans Philanthropist Ms. Mickey Easterling Read

[Baitball Blogger]

NEW ORLEANS, (WGNO) Friends and family of Mickey Easterling are saying their final farewells to the well-known New Orleanian.

The philanthropist, socialite and proud Louisiana native passed away last week at the age of 83.

More than a thousand people attended her larger than life memorial service, with Mickey just as she wanted to be remembered… causally sitting on an iron bench, wearing a magnificent hat with a glass of champagne in one hand and a cigarette holder in the other.

“She`s in a Leonardo outfit,” says Sammy Steele who did Mickey’s hair and make-up. “And I actually dressed her tonight for the occasion.”

Photo at the link.



http://wgno.com/2014/04/22/fitting-goodbye-for-new-orleans-philanthropist-ms-mickey-easterling/#axzz2ztwdlceW

[KamaAina]

1. That's almost as cool as the traditional jazz funeral!