Rose Friedman

I just learned of the death of our beloved Rose Friedman.

This picture of me with Rose and Milton Friedman was taken at a Dallas Fed conference celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of their Free To Choose. Both of them graciously flew to Dallas and participated fully.

A few years earlier I had the honor of visiting the Friedman's in their San Francisco home. I had taken my two Dallas Fed board members who were the founders of the Fair Tax movement-then just called a national consumption tax-to discuss their proposal with the Friedman's, who were generally supportive.

Except for the spectacular view of the San Francisco Bay, their high rise home was predictably modest. Even the Nobel Prize hanging on the wall seemed unpretentious. Rose participated fully in the conversation, but also found time to serve milk and cookies.

Years later, at the Dallas Fed conference, I reminded Rose of that visit and asked her if the cookies were homemade. She said, "If I served them, I made them."

We will miss you too Rose.