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Milwaukee honors the life and legacy of Elizabeth “Bo” Black
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — The Milwaukee-area group gathered at present, on July 9, to have fun the life and legacy of a Summerfest icon.
Elizabeth “Bo” Black died on July 2020, however her memorial service was postponed for 2 years resulting from COVID.
She presided over Summerfest when it began out as a neighborhood competition after which grew to become a world phenomenon.
Former Brewers supervisor Tom Trebelhorn was married to Black for 20 years.
He mentioned Milwaukee meant all the pieces to her.
“She cherished town. She cherished the vitality, the ethnicity and the totally different people,” mentioned Trebelhorn. “Her time right here was the spotlight of her life for certain. “She all the time stored observe of parents right here and all the time cared about what was happening and had some type of life.”
Underneath Black’s management, she opened up the Marcus Amphitheater and expanded Summerfest to incorporate plenty of ethnic festivals.
Although she left Summerfest 19 years in the past, Black will all the time be recognized with the ‘Massive Gig’.