January 19, 2010, 4:53 pm
Remembering John Denver’s mother
Theatre Critic
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Erma Deutschendorf, here receiving an award from Denver Center
founder Donald Seawell, had a dream that John was in the bathroom
shaving, telling her “I’ll be out in a little bit, Mom.’ She says, “I’m
sure he’s watching over me.’ Photo by Brian Brainerd, The Denver PostEditor’s note: Erma Deutschendorf died today. This is a reposting of a story I wrote in March 2002 in advance of the Denver Center Theatre Company’s “Almost Heaven: Songs and Stories of John Denver.”
A word without end: John Denver’s messages still comfort family
By John Moore
Denver Post Theater Critic
“I would not be the man I am, nor would I sing the way I do,
nor would I have written the songs I have written without the
influence and inspiration you have been to me. I want you to know
that today there are hundreds, if not thousands, who join me in
saying, “God bless the day that you were born.'” – From John Denver’s birthday letter to his mother, two months before his death
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