LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Goodbye, gentle, genial Jim Seavor

Posted 9/7/16

To the Editor:

Jim Seavor, a Cranston native and resident until his death last week, will be remembered for his contribution to the arts and many other worthy causes.

Many Rhode Islanders still …

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Goodbye, gentle, genial Jim Seavor

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To the Editor:

Jim Seavor, a Cranston native and resident until his death last week, will be remembered for his contribution to the arts and many other worthy causes.

Many Rhode Islanders still remember his soothing voice on former radio station WEAN, and then his interesting and right-on-the-mark theatre reviews and stories in the Providence Journal.

Jim wrote a number of first-person stories, dressing up as one of the characters in “CATS,” flying with Cathy Rigby as she rehearsed for “Peter Pan,” plus numerous interviews with famous and not-so-famous actors.

While those with seniority landed the more prestigious reviews at Trinity and the Providence Performing Arts Center, Jim was usually assigned to cover college and community theatre, which he did with love, grace, and respect for local actors who worked diligently to bring good theatre to our state.

We were with Jim as we watched “Sister Act” at Theatre-by-the-Sea only days before his passing. He was not feeling well, but as always, kept that smile on his face and praised the production and the actors.

Our prayers go out to his family and friends, and especially to his husband, Greg, who lovingly cared for him in his final days.

Don and Joyce Fowler

Cranston

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  • ronruggieri

    The family of " Don Rogers " ( WEAN ) remembers gentle, genial Jim Seavor from way back in a kinder, gentler era. Rest in peace, good soul. The 60s and 70s were a golden age of local radio. A memory still green. But a moment in time.

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