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.
Laurel Ruth Chamberlin Crowley Laurel Ruth Chamberlin Crowley passed away on No-
vember 16, 2015 in her home surrounded by her loving fam- ily. Laurie, as she preferred to be called, led a life devoted to love, service and compassion to friends and family. Born Sep- tember 3, 1928 in Syracuse, New York, Laurie was the first of three children born to John Reading Chamberlin, Jr. and Ruth Hazel Doman of Elbridge, New York. She was a 1950 graduate of Syracuse University College of Fine Arts, earning her degree in music. Musically gifted, Laurie played trumpet, piano and a number of other musical instruments. Her first employment was as a music teacher in the Union County, New Jersey public school system. Laurie married Noel Chase Crowley of Rhinebeck, New York on June 27, 1953 in the Elbridge Community Church. The couple lived first in Rhine- beck and then in Charlottesville, Virginia, until her husband, with the support she provided through various employments, graduated from the University of Virginia Law School.
Darienne T. Franks Darienne T. Franks died December 13. She was born
in Washington, DC and had been a resident of Bridgewater since 1988. She retired in 1998 after more than 30 years as a music teacher for Washington School in East Orange. She later opened the “Dari Franks Voice Studio” in Bridgewater, teaching private voice lessons until 2013. A Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate of SUNY, Potsdam, NY, and a member of the Immaculate Conception Church, Somerville, she belonged to the choir and served as a Eucharistic Minister.
Bonnie Laub Bonnie Laub, age 63 of Wyckoff, died peacefully at her
home on Thursday, October 29, 2015 with her husband Ed by her side. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Bonnie lived in Wyckoff for the past 41 years. Bonnie was an accomplished professional musician and teacher, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Mu- sic Education from the Westminster Choir College in 1974. Bonnie was a 1970 graduate of Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale. Throughout her professional ca- reer, Bonnie performed internationally with the world-famous Westminster Choir and as a member of the Riverside Church
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Esther M. Harris Linden Esther M. Harris Linden, music teacher, who organized
programs for veterans, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at University Hospital in Newark, N.J. Harris was a music teacher for the Linden Board of Education for 38 years, retiring in 2011. She was a member of the New Jersey Music Teachers Association and was very dedicated to our veterans, organizing music programs on veterans’ holidays.
Grace D. Larsen Grace D. Larsen, age 96 of Whitehouse Station, NJ, died
Saturday, January 2, 2016 at her home. Born in Bridgewater Twp., NJ, she was the daughter of the late J. VanNest and Flor- ence DuMont. Grace resided in Bridgewater Twp. for many years before moving to Whitehouse Station in 1995. She was a music teacher for Bridgewater Twp. Schools for 27 years be- fore retiring in 1966. Along with her late husband, she was an extremely active member of the North Branch Reformed Church, playing the organ for services for many years. She was a member of the Raritan Valley Grange and the Daughters of the American Revolution, Whitehouse Chapter.
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