I'm sorry to hear of her passing. May she rest in peace.

To the editor, on grammar in the above article, Web Link
In the direct quote from a person, of course you don't change their wording, but earlier in the piece, the reporter uses the same incorrect form of lay versus lie.

True, only hens "lay" eggs. Otherwise it's "lie".

Sad story about the owner. May she rest in peace.

Honestly...are we so self=absorbed that in one sentence we express sorrow and the next we are picking apart grammatical errors and talking about hens?

A person died here. How about a little sensitivity...If it were your mom, sister, aunt would you really be wanting to read about grammar right now on this thread?

Sheeesh...

Condolences to her family.

Such a sad story for all concerned.

The grammar issue is important. The standards of a news article are how the newspaper is judged. Obviously the journalistic integrity is one important factor, but if the journalists are not able to write good English then it is also lowering the integrity of a newspaper.

For the majority of those of us reading the article, we have no connection to the deceased and so this is just a news item, a sad item, but a news item nonetheless. To those who were customers, friends, family who were close to the deceased, they probably aren't reading the comments to see condolences. There are many obituary sites where condolences can be left for the family to read. This is just a report on the news.

Perhaps the Weekly could start an obituary section where condolences could be left separate from the news section. Just a thought.

This is such sad news. What a wonderfully kind and classy lady she was, consistently warm, engaging and interesting too.

When I would go around to first-floor retail shops on California Avenue for events and other happenings over the many years, she would always take time to greet me, to chat and show gratitude for our volunteer group. It never failed that a faithful client would then come for an appointment, a person that seemed like a long-time friend, treated like family.

I have not seen her in the last few years, having lost touch. So it is so pathetic to learn she planned to close her shop at the end of this month, and now, this.

Both she and her business are from "molds" that made Palo Alto a better place to live and to visit. Throughout the world and in every age, kindness and goodness are noted, at least by the majority, and appreciated; in fact, the name "Cudahy", as I recall, would also be in that category, albeit from many years ago. Another Palo Alto institution to be remembered fondly.

Thank you, Sue, for writing this story about a life well lived. As the Weekly is in the Cal Ave district, I would like to add that I am sorry for the loss of your business neighbor too. My condolences to her family, her close friends, faithful clients, and to her other business neighbors, especially the good people at Alexander's Dog Grooming and the few other businesses that are within the Hotel California building area. Sad day.

This is so terribly shocking and sad! I was a patron of her's years ago when I lived closer to the area; my mother and many of our neighbors had her as their stylist as well.

RIP Maureen.

Actually, I believe that "lying" the present participle of "to rest or recline," is properly used here.

Oh my gosh... Leave it to Palo Alto people to tear apart an article re; grammar. The poor woman passed away...

So often, the big changes that retirement will bring are heavy upon one's mind and body. When my father retired after 35 years as a letter carrier, within a month his hair had turned white ....

One reason that grammar matters is that using poor grammar is distracting---the meaning of the writer's article is clouded if only momentarily, and in this case the reader may have a vision of a hen laying eggs instead of a woman having died just as she was about to retire. Good writing should be clear, and in journalistic writing it should be invisible.

I'm sorry that I never even knew about this shop or tried out the services, and I've hung out on Cal Ave for over 30 years. With all the other glitzy salons that have sprouted up in the area, her place must have been a breath of fresh air. As for the grammar issue, I am the pickiest grammarian you'd ever meet, and even *I* wouldn't have commented on the grammar in this article. Get a grip.

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