Hitched, Hatched, Hired

Judy Freudberg (1949-2012): The Memphis native, who died June 10 of brain cancer in New York, helped bring the lovable Elmo to life as the puppet's co-creator during her nearly 40-year writing career on Sesame Street. Freudberg collected 17 Daytime Emmy Awards for her work on the landmark PBS series and collaborated on its first feature film, Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985). She was 62.