When National Arts Club doorman Miguel Serrano died in August 2014, the Block Association’s letters recalled thirteen years of greetings, conversations and friendships at the Club.
Neighbors remembered stopping with a dog, introducing a new child and finding him glad to see them. The accompanying photograph shows Serrano with Arlene Harrison at the Block Association’s June 2013 gathering at the Club.
Harrison’s tribute also credited Serrano with speaking publicly about concerns at the National Arts Club during a difficult period in its governance. She described helping connect his information with journalist Amy Zimmer and sharing the resulting coverage.
An August 8 follow-up invited neighbors to contribute reflections for a remembrance book to be sent to Serrano’s family. It also recorded a memorial outside the Club.
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Adapted from the Block Association’s distributed August 5 and August 8, 2014 remembrances.