Sandra Spannan January 2, 1971 – October 13, 2021 mother & daughter, sister & aunt, artist & motorcycle rider, lover of animals & nature, believer in angels & adored friend we remember her with love Funeral arrangements will be private. A memorial will be held at a later date. To honor & in memory, contributions can be made to: - An education trust for Sandra’s beloved daughters Fiona & Kaya. - The Society of Gilders scholarship in Sandra’s name - Preservation efforts for the Schunnemunk Mountain, where Sandra found much peace these past months For details, please contact Batia, Laura, & Luisa at [email protected] At a ‘farewell’ gathering on August 8th, Sandra read Rainier Maria Rilke’s ‘Forget, forget’ Forget, forget, and let us live now only this: how the stars pierce the cleared nocturnal sky; how the moon’s full disk surmounts the gardens. We’ve sensed so long how the darkness breeds many mirrors; how a gleam takes shape, a white shadow in the radiance of night. But now let us cross over and invest this world where everything is lunar — Vergiß, vergiß und laß uns jetzt nur dies erleben, wie die Sterne durch geklärten Nachthimmel dringen; wie der Mond die Gärten voll übersteigt. Wir fühlten längst schon, wies spiegelnder wird im Dunkel; wie ein Schein entsteht, ein weißer Schatten in dem Glanz der monden ist Dunkelheit. Nun aber laß uns ganz hinübertreten in die Welt hinein die monden ist — Profile portrait of Sandra in 22- k mirror moon gold leaf, gilded by Masha Gitin