Frances Kuyper dies at 92; pioneer cake decorator was known as the 'Cake Lady' http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-frances-kuyper-20100730,0,5137175.story

We fellow cakers solute you Frances!

Rest in peace, my dear friend.

A similar thread was posted on the 17th:

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&printertopic=1&t=688613&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&vote=viewresult

I've met Frances Kuyper, didn't know she had passed. She was the Julia Child of the cake world, in my opinion.

This was a sad day for the cake world. She was a lovely person. I attended some meetings and classes with her.

She will be missed by all.

OMG not to be funny on this solemn post but I thought you were talking about me, because of my nick.
So sorry about her passing.