To Enid's family...  I was sad to learn she passed when I went to look her up and find out about Igo and Enid.  Another friend of Ron Mitchell's is staying with me. Enid worked with Ron a lot and we (Ron's 'kids') we like family. I so enjoyed meeting your mom and working with her. She was so sweet, thoughtful and kind. A real mom of the crew. I hope you get this message (its December after all) and know she is well thought of and she is missed. 

My mom loved to offer life advice. She once told me, “You’re born into a birth family but you spend the rest of your life searching for your earth family. If you’re lucky, the two are the same.” Another time she said, “Only spend time with people who make you feel good about yourself. If somebody makes you feel lousy, stay away from them.”

She was playful and loved to laugh. During her childhood speech to me about avoiding strangers she said, “If someone you don’t know offers candy to get in their car, don’t do it….unless it’s chocolate.” She followed this with a mischievous laugh and bright smile revealing her youthful spirit.

My mom had many jobs. She was a Sunday school teacher, camp counselor, cocktail waitress, notary public, chauffeur, unemployment official, caterer, truck driver and hairdresser. She assisted my father in film production then launched her own career in movies and television as a production coordinator. She worked several seasons on the shows Alien Nation and CSI. She worked with Quentin Tarantino on his first film Reservoir Dogs. He called her “my movie mom.”

She loved the music of Dory Previn and Barbra Streisand. She was a voracious reader and wrote poetry. She wrote a screenplay about the life of Chubby Checker. She was interested in psychology and spoke often of becoming a therapist. She was a member of a nudist camp.

She was a people person. She had a magnetic personality and lit up a room. She didn’t judge. She saw herself as an outcast and accepted those who were different. My friends loved my mom. They came to her with their problems, grateful for a shoulder to cry on. 

My mom was a breast cancer survivor. After her recovery, she volunteered as a counselor for the American Cancer Society. She mentored women dealing with their own cancer journeys. This gave her a sense of purpose and a means to help others.

She will be missed.

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Enid L. Kantor

June 6, 1942 – July 5, 2021

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