The Final Chorus March 2019
Joe Bebco
February 21, 2019
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These are the obituaries grouped together monthly as they ran in the print edition. For individual obituaries look in the main Final Chorus section.
This is the Final Chorus column as it ran in the March 2019 print edition. Click on the name or image to be taken to
This is the Final Chorus as it ran in our print edition, click on the photo to view the obituary as a single post sometimes
View an individual entry to share on social media by clicking on a picture or name. Karen Beatton died peacefully December 10th after a fight with
This is The Final Chorus as it appeared in our December 2018 issue. Click on the image or name to be taken to the individual
CHUCK DEE WILSON, 70, passed away on October 16th, while waiting for a liver transplant. He attended The University of North Texas at Denton, known
This is The Final Chorus as printed in our October 2018 issue. Longer versions of these and other remembrances may be found as individual postings
This is The Final Chorus as it ran in our September 2018 print edition. You may find longer obituaries for each of those remembered here
These are the remembrances as they ran in the print publication of the paper, many other obituaries are posted here as soon as the news comes
These are the remembrances as they ran in the print publication of the paper, many other obituaries, and longer obituaries for those listed below, are
These are the remembrances as they ran in the July 2018 print edition of the paper, many other obituaries, and longer obituaries for those listed
ALAN GERSHWIN, 91, February 27 in the Bronx. Famous for having maintained a curious (if not particularly lucrative) career on his dubious claim to be
BILL MOODY, 76, on Jan. 12, at home in Vallejo California. The author of nonfiction books on jazz topics as well as a series of
DARLA CASTRO, 80, on Aug. 12 in Three Rivers, California. Wife of Charlie Castro, longtime drummer with the High Sierra Jazz Band. She often traveled
RICHARD FAZIO, 77, on June 12 in Boulder City, NV. A master pianist and vocalist, he performed with several U.S. Navy bands and the Sea
JOE THOMAS, 84, on July 26. As a child, he learned to play alto and soprano saxophone, trombone, flute and piano, and taught himself to
RICHARD HAWK, 82, on March 4 from a heart attack in Overland Park, Kansas. A successful entrepreneur who headed numerous ventures in the fields of
JOHN CIESLAK, 81, from cardiovascular issues on May 19 in Scottsdale, AZ. A multi-instrumentalist, best known as a longtime member of Igor’s Jazz Cowboys. Garbed
DICK CONTINO, 87, on April 19 in Fresno, California. A hip-swiveling accordionist and singer as a teenage star in the 1940s, he won $5,000 in
VINCENT FALCONE, 79, on March 24 from brain cancer in Torrance, CA. He studied music at Syracuse University and toured Europe with various jazz groups
HORACE PARLAN, 86, on Feb. 23 in Korsor, Denmark. A jazz pianist who was unable to use the middle two fingers of his right hand
