With great sadness we have learned that Yuko Honda passed away April 9 at home in Bellevue, WA. She was with family and friends, and her passing was peaceful. Yuko Honda was known by Suzuki teachers, families and friends throughout the world.
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In Remembrance: Rudolph Hazucha
Rudolph “Rudy” Albin Hazucha, 63, accomplished musician, teacher, avid golfer and great humorist passed away peacefully Friday, April 14, 2006. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on Nov. 19, 1942, he was a son of Albin Hazucha of Columbus, Ohio, and the late Margaret Ploscik Hazucha.
In Memoriam: Christina Hayakawa
Chris Hayakawa, Suzuki cello teacher in Wayne, PA, passed away on January 25, 2006. Chris taught Suzuki cello privately in the Philadelphia area and was a respected teacher and a beloved friend to all who knew her. She was a lifetime member of the SAA and dedicated to continuing Suzuki education.
More Than a Teacher: A Tribute to Gwen Runyon
Gwen Runyon, a Suzuki violin teacher, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2006. In honor of Gwen Runyon, a scholarship fund to benefit young music students has been established at Young Musicians, Inc. P.O. Box 2407, Keller, TX 76244. Please make checks payable to “Gwen Runyon Memorial Music Scholarship Fund”. If you have any questions, please contact www.ymonline.com or call 800-826-8648.
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In Memoriam—Two Beloved Suzuki Teachers
Jerilee Taverniti Kechley, Suzuki flute teacher, died on Monday, August 23, 2005 in Williamstown, MA at the age of 56 from breast cancer. Her influence was wide spread and includes all the friends she made in her travels, the teachers she encouraged and trained in Suzuki method and philosophy—and of course, all her college students, and the little Suzuki flute students, which she often started as preschoolers in her private studio, and their parents. To learn more about her life, visit www.suzukiflutes.com .
Jonathan “Ethan” Tracy Atkinson, Suzuki guitar teacher, died on Saturday, October 8, 2005 in Houston, TX at the…
Suzuki World Loses Pioneer Teacher, Anastasia Jempelis
We were saddened at the passing of Anastasia Jempelis, July 7, 2005. Jempelis was a beloved long-time faculty member at the Eastman School of Music and a pioneer of the Suzuki method in the United States.
Latin American Update
In November I was notified of the passing of a pioneer of the Suzuki movement in Latin America, Dolores Olivia Soaje Bermann. I had met Mrs. Bermann personally at the International Suzuki Conference in Edmonton, Canada in 1985. Mrs. Bermann founded one of the first Suzuki programs in Latin America in Cordoba, Argentina in 1967. Today, many of the active and enthusiastic Suzuki teachers in Cordoba who are changing the lives of numerous students and their families were brought up as Suzuki students themselves. Thanks to Mrs. Bermann’s vision and dedication, Cordoba then inspired other regions of Argentina to research…
