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Christene "Cookie" Meyers at the dedication of the Bruce Meyers Poets Garden, May, 1993, on the campus of Montana State University-Billings, then Eastern Montana College. Three of the professor's poems etched on marble were written on the memorial site. The garden is listed in the Smithsonian's list of public art (see link below.) STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER Architect Ted Wirth and EMC president Bruce Carpenter discuss the project at the groundbreaking i

Bruce Kemp Meyers celebrated life and shared his acting talents, despite chronic heart problems. Bruce Meyers played Daddy Warbucks in "Annie." The title role was played by Becca Barthelmess and Lana Fox Gribas played Grace. Warbucks and Grace marry and adopt all the orphans. Our Airedale Gandalf played Sandy the dog, also adopted by the new family. OVATION: A birthday salute for Bruce Kemp Meyers and his lively life in the theater STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS Photos from CM

Hollywood special effects master Andy Schoneberg and Christene Meyers at the dedication. Schoneberg did the bronze of Bruce Meyers. The three acted in several theatrical productions. Flanked by Andy Schoneberg's bronze of Bruce Kemp Meyers, his widow Christene "Cookie" Meyers welcomes an overflow crowd to the first of 10 "Bruce Bash" festivals honoring the late professor, in May of 1993. POET ALLEN GINSBERG HEADLINED GARDEN DEDICATION TO HONOR HIS ONE-TIME STUDENT Famed poet