IN MEMORIAM
This column salutes the lives and careers of recently departed colleagues. It is the way NJMEA and NJRMEA can express appreciation for the
work that they have done and the lives that they have touched. We mourn their passing and salute their contributions, which are the basis for music
education in the state of New Jersey.
If you know of the passing of any music educator, please contact:
Dave Jones at 973-827-2805 or
jonesnjrmea@yahoo.com
(Please send obituary notices from your local newspaper concerning music teachers from New Jersey who have passed away.
It is not possible to keep track of all the newspapers in the state and your help is needed.)
Church and the South Jersey Youth for Christ Young Americans.
She was a member of Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity
the Millville WomenÕs Club and the Vineland WomenÕs Club.
Edward J. “Chip” Dalton Jr.
Sherry enjoyed photography, reading and visiting her grandchildren
and was an active volunteer in the community after retiring.
Music educator and choral director Edward J. “Chip” Dalton
Jr., 56, of Cranford died on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at home. Born
in Elizabeth, Dalton was a lifelong Cranford resident. He was a
music educator and choral director at Lakeland Regional High
School, Wanaque, for over 30 years. He was also music director at
William A. Sempier
the Community Presbyterian Church of Ringwood for 20 years,
rehearsal assistant to the composer John Rutter and choral contrac-
William A. Sempier, 79, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 14,
tor at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He was a 1975 graduate of
2009, in Bennington, Vt. For many years, Bill was a music teacher
Westminster Choir College in Princeton and had received his
in Caldwell. Bill became adjunct professor of music at Seton Hall
master’s in music at NYU. He touched the lives of many friends,
University and minister of music at Van Riper Ellis Broadway
colleagues and students in the Ringwood community.
Baptist Church. He shared his passion of music with many voice
students. Bill served as director of the Concert Chorale in Caldwell
and was involved with many choral groups. He was part of a trio
that called themselves, We Three. Bill will be remembered by his
wife, Janet, and family.
Sheryl M. Farrie
A music teacher in Parsippany, Sheryl M. Farrie, 58, of Sparta
died on Jan. 31, 2009, at Saint Barnabas Medical Center,
Livingston. Sheryl was born in Towanda, Pa., and lived in New
Dale W. Smyth
Albany, Pa., before moving to Sparta 32 years ago. She received her
bachelor’s degree in 1972 and her master’s degree in 1985 from
Dale W. Smyth passed away on Friday, Feb. 13, 2009. He was
Marywood University, Scranton, Pa. A music teacher for the past 33
a devoted vocal music teacher at West Orange High School for
years at Parsippany Troy Hills Public Schools in Parsippany, Sheryl
many years before retiring to Florida in 1987. He will be deeply
was also an educational advocate for disabled children.
missed by all who had their lives touched by him.
Sheryl A. “Sherry” Miskelly
Staci M. Snider
Sheryl A. “Sherry” Miskelly, aged 59, passed away Saturday
Staci M. Snider, 46, of Kearny died Nov. 2, 2008, at home.
evening, at South Jersey Healthcare-Regional Medical Center, in
Born in Newark, Snider was a lifelong Kearny resident. She was a
Vineland. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Sherry was a Millville resident
music teacher for the Kearny Board of Education in the Schuyler
for most of her life. She was crowned Miss Millville, in 1966, grad-
and Roosevelt schools for 24 years. She was president for seven years
uated from Millville High School in 1967, and Glassboro State
and vice president for five years of the Kearny Education Association
College in 1971. Sherry was a retired Bacon School music teacher
and active for over 20 years in the Kearny Volunteer Ambulance
and Rieck Avenue School guidance counselor. She was the Music
Corps, where she was a past president and a lifetime member.
Director at the Central Baptist Church, Trinity United Methodist
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