it; the power of his respect and love touched kids who were seemingly untouchable. No one will ever know how many lives he saved. He dedicated himself to instilling in Jamon the greatest gifts he had, music and wit. He taught us ALL how to love life, how to take care of ourselves and each other, how to find the music even when it wasn’t playing, and how to laugh, no matter what.
Evia R. Duton
Evia R. Duton, 103, of Montclair, N.J., passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 27, 2014. Duton was a longtime music teacher in Montclair and Newark.
Dorothy Morgan Grote Dorothy Morgan Grote of Whiting, NJ
went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 24,2014. She was born in 1922 in Red Bank, NJ and was a resident of Tinton Falls prior to moving to Whiting. Dorothy retired from The Holmdel Township School district where she was a music teacher. She also taught private piano lessons for 70 years. In 1945, Dorothy graduated from Bryan College in Tennessee with a BA in English. She also attended Wheaton College and Oberlin College where she studied music. She earned her Masters Degree from Monmouth University in Education.
Carmen A. Hart
Carmen A. Hart, 67, of Forked River, NJ., passed away at home on February 10th, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Elizabeth, NJ. She lived in Island Heights, Lavallette, and Farmingdale, before moving to Forked River in 2013. Hart worked as a music teacher for the Berkeley Township Board of Education for 32 years before retiring in 2002. She is a member of the Island Heights Methodist Church, Island Heights, NJ., and is a choir member there. She is also a member of the NJ Education Association, the NJ Music Educators Association, a member of Albert Music Hall
of Waretown, NJ.,
former President of the Autism Society of NJ, a member of Parents of Autistic Children, and the past Choir Director of East Dover Baptist Church.
OCTOBER 2014
Stephen Kupka Stephen Kupka, 81, of Frankford
Township, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at home. Born in Perth Amboy, Stephen grew up in Elizabeth and Cliffwood Beach. He received his Bachelor of Arts in piano and a certificate in composition from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. A United States Army veteran, Stephen served during the Korean conflict. He later taught piano at Peabody Preparatory in Towson, Md., and was a high school music teacher and choral director in Calvert County, Md., and Wayne Hills High School in Wayne. He also taught music at Hardyston Elementary school in Franklin. He was a professional music copyist in Los Angeles, Calif., as well as a composer of musicals performed in various high schools throughout the United States, including Mad Anthony, Gift of the Maji and many others. He lived in Ridgewood and Hamburg before moving to Augusta. Stephen was a church organist and choral director for more than 50 years, most recently at the Andover Presbyterian Church in Andover, and was a private piano teacher.
William E. “Bill” McClellan William E. “Bill,” McClellan, 73, of
Wichita Falls, TX, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Bill was born on April 4, 1940, in Paterson, New Jersey, to the late William Cole and Alison (Barton) McClellan. Bill attended Pa- terson Central high school and later gradu- ated from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where he was a member of the Tau Delta Phi fraternity. He majored in music education and also completed the Air Force ROTC program. He was also a mem- ber of the university’s orchestra and served as drum major with the Rutgers marching band. Upon graduation from Rutgers, Bill was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Shepherd Air Base in Wichita Falls, Texas. After completing his service in the Air Force, he and his wife moved to New Jersey where Bill taught instrumental music at Paramus High School. He subsequently worked until his retirement for the Texas Dept of Health and Human Services.
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Margaret R. Stratton Margaret R. Stratton, 93, of Tinton
Falls, NJ. died on June 25, 2014 in Tinton Falls. She was born in Philadelphia, PA and lived in Ocean Grove, Middletown, and Whiting moving to Tinton Falls 13 years ago. Margaret worked as a music teacher and music supervisor for Middletown Board of Education for 18 years, retiring in 1983.
Richard Lee Thompson Richard Lee Thompson, 89, of River
Vale, NJ on Friday, June 20, 2014. Dick was a music teacher with the New Milford and Ridgewood school systems, jazz muscian, choral composer and arranger. Dick was very passionate about family geneaology and holistic health. A veteran of WW II and the Korean Conflict where he served with the USMarines.
Raymond J. Wojcik
Raymond J. Wojcik, 57, of Califon, passed away at home on August 1, 2014 after a long battle with prostate cancer. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, Raymond was a 1975 graduate of Perth Amboy High School. In 1979, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music from Manhattan School of Music and in 1982 received a Master of Fine Arts from the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver. Raymond was employed by the Westfield Board of Education as a teacher at Westfield High School. A composer, conductor and educator, his critically acclaimed CD’s “Akin To Fire” and “Pictures and Stories” were recorded with the Moravian Philharmonic (Czech Rep.) and Rzesnow Philharmonic (Poland) and released on Albany Records.
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