FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

ESKENAZI STEVEN L 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Purple Communications, Inc. [ PRPL ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 773 SAN MARIN DRIVE, SUITE 2210 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

6/1/2009
(Street)

NOVATO, CA 94945
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option   $5.17   6/1/2009     A     25000         (1) 6/1/2019   Common Stock   25000   $0   25000   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  The options vest as to twenty five percent (25%) quarterly, such that all options shall be vested on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

Remarks:
Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ESKENAZI STEVEN L
C/O PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
773 SAN MARIN DRIVE, SUITE 2210
NOVATO, CA 94945 		X



Signatures
/s/ Michael Pendergast, Attorney-in-Fact 6/5/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Michael Pendergast the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

          (1)       execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, Forms 3, 4 and
5 in accordance  with Section 16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules thereunder;

          (2)       do and  perform  any and all acts for and on  behalf  of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States  Securities  and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

          (3)       take any other action of any type  whatsoever  in connection
with the foregoing  which,  in the opinion of such  attorney-in-fact,  may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such  attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned  pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such  attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

          The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and  authority  to do and  perform  any  and  every  act  and  thing  whatsoever
requisite,  necessary  or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and  powers  herein  granted,  as  fully  to all  intents  and  purposes  as the
undersigned  might  or  could  do if  personally  present,  with  full  power of
substitution  or  revocation,  hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all that such
attorney-in-fact,  or such attorney-in-fact's  substitute or substitutes,  shall
lawfully  do or cause to be done by virtue  of this  power of  attorney  and the
rights  and  powers  herein  granted.  The  undersigned  acknowledges  that  the
foregoing  attorneys-in-fact,  in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the applicable issuer assuming, any of the
undersigned's  responsibilities  to comply  with  Section  16 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

          This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned  is no longer  required  to file  Forms 3, 4 and 5,  unless  earlier
revoked  by the  undersigned  in a signed  writing  delivered  to the  foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 4th day of June, 2009.

                                        /s/ Steven L. Eskenazi
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                                        Steven L. Eskenazi