Ellie Walsh, local arts booster, passes away

Eleanor “Ellie” Walsh, a longtime supporter of the local arts scene, died Thursday at age 83.

“She was the most beautiful mother in the world, somebody who was very vibrant and who loved children,” said her daughter Barbara E. Walsh, of Syracuse.

Her death comes a little more than a year after her son, Thommie, the Tony-award winning Broadway star, passed away.