ROGER FRAMPTON’S DAUGHTER WISHES TO THANK THE AUSTRALIAN JAZZ COMMUNITY by Emily Lys _________________________________________________________ [Emily Rytmeister, then Emily Lys, sent this in the form of a Letter to the Editor of JazzChord, and it was published in the Apr/May, 2000 edition.] am writing to express to the Australian jazz community my most heartfelt gratitude for its overwhelming support and generosity in the months preceding I the death of my father, Dr Roger Frampton. I thank those who made the journey to Wollongong to attend his funeral and particularly those who not only visited Dad in his final days, but consistently stood by him during his lifetime- specifically, John and Shirley Pochée, Steve Elphick, Ron Philpott, John Bartram, Sandy Evans & Tony Gorman, Chuck Yates and Paul McNamara. Phil Treloar: a special thankyou…. A special thankyou to Phil Treloar, whose altruism, like-mindedness, friendship and practical assistance were unending sources of inspiration to Dad and all in his household during his last weeks, and to Kevin Hunt, for his constant readiness to assist in whatever capacity required. To all who played at and attended the Sydney and/or Wollongong benefit concerts; the repeated generosity of Don Burrows, Mike Nock, Dennis Koks, the organisers of both the Wangaratta and Kiama jazz festivals; Steve Holland and Ailsa Boyd; Billie Jarrett; Guy and Elaine Strazzullo; James Greening; Jim McLeod; Lynden Barber; Dale Barlow; Eric Myers and the members of the management committee of the Jazz Co-ordination Association of NSW; Tony Gould, Stephen Ingham, Houston Dunleavy 1 and all at the University of Wollongong responsible for the supervision of Dad’s doctoral thesis. Gordon Rytmeister… PHOTO CREDIT BILL RISBY Lastly, I thank Gordon Rytmeister, without whose love and support I could not have emerged from this experience with my sanity, dignity and the knowledge that my future is bright. Even without the man who so profoundly influenced my life – as he did the lives of so many others – and whom I will always miss so desperately. To all of you who knew, worked with, learnt from, were inspired by and loved my father, my heart goes out to you. Your kindness and magnanimity will not be forgotten. The late Roger Frampton with his daughter Emily… 2 .