Category Archives: Final Notes / In Memoriam

Final Note: Maurice Grants

Member. Cello/Bassoon/Contractor
12/7/1960 – 8/21/2017

by Lynn Grants

Born in New York City, Maurice remained a quintessential New Yorker, even after his family relocated to Los Angeles when Maurice was in his early teens. On discovering that his new school didn’t have an orchestra, he organized one, recruiting like-minded friends, and setting up a rehearsal schedule. This expanded to his forming a community orchestra, the Symphony of the Chaparral, in the Sunland-Tujunga foothill communities. He took on conducting duties with the orchestra, as well as setting programming, securing rehearsal and performance space, and acting as personnel manager. Continue reading →

In Memoriam: October 2017

Frankie Capp
Life Member. Drum Set
9/20/1931 – 9/12/2017
Survived by daughter

Michael A. Consoldane
Life Member. Guitar
4/24/1945 – 8/30/2017
Survived by spouse

Helen Kramer (Desser)
Life Member. Harp
5/26/1922 – 7/30/2017
Survived by daughter

In Memoriam: Tom Petty

Photo by Larry Philpot, www.soundstagephotography.com

Member. Guitar
10/20/1950 – 10/2/2017

AFM Local 47 the world in mourning the loss of music icon and longtime Los Angeles musicians’ union member Tom Petty.

His artistry and talents with the Heartbreakers, the Traveling Wilburys, and Mudcrutch made him one of the best-selling musicians of all time and earned him a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Thank you for the music.

Final Note: Ardell (Dell) Hake

Life Member. Composer
8/13/1943 – 8/10/2017

Dell joined the Musicians Union in the early 1960s during his college years at Drake in his home state of Iowa. After receiving two degrees in music, he joined the NORAD military band where he met young musicians from L.A. who became his lifelong friends. Continue reading →

In Memoriam: September 2017

Glen T. Campbell
Life Member. Guitar
4/22/1936 – 8/8/2017
Survived by spouse & children

Maurice Grants
Member. Cello
12/7/1960 – 8/21/2017
Survived by spouse

Ardell B. Hake
Life Member. Composer
8/13/1943 – 8/10/2017
Survived by spouse

Daniel J. Licht
Member. Guitar
3/13/1957 – 8/8/2017
Survived by child

Final Note: Glen Campbell

Life Member. Singer-songwriter/guitar
4/22/1936 – 8/8/2017

Glen Travis Campbell was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, television host, and actor. A Life Member of AFM Local 47, he was best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting a music and comedy variety show called “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour” on CBS television, from January 1969 through June 1972. Continue reading →

Final Note: Victor Bruce Glazer

Former Member. Piano
1/28/1947 – 7/3/2017

by Pam Glazer

Victor Bruce Glazer of Delray Beach, FL, died on 7/3/17 at age 70 Born in Philadelphia, PA. He is preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Doris Glazer. Vic is survived by his wife, Pam, his beloved and devoted wife of 38 years, his children – Kenny Charles (Tammy) of Englewood, FL, and Nancy (Jason) Downey of Raymond, NH. He is also survived by his devoted sister, Cindi (Jim) East of Chino, CA. Vic had four adored grandchildren, Kayla Charles, Andrew and Caitlyn Downey, and Amber Van Sickle; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He will be missed by many friends and colleagues in the music industry. Continue reading →

Final Note: Dixie Blackstone Eger

Former Member. Violin
7/26/1918 – 7/12/2017

by Krys Newman

Surrounded by loving friends, Dixie Blackstone Eger, born July 26, 1918, passed away on July 12, 2017, just shy of her 99th birthday. Continue reading →

In Memoriam: August 2017

Harold (Hershey) Bell
Life Member. Trumpet
11/10/1924 – 7/9/2017
Survived by spouse

William S. Bryson
Life Member. Guitar
11/10/1946 – 4/30/2017
Survived by spouse

Aeros DeAnda Pierce
Piano
10/30/1948 – 6/14/2017
Survived by spouse

Joseph ‘Teddy Haynes’ Preciado
Life Member. Guitar
12/31/1923 – 7/8/2017
Survived by spouse & child

Memorial Service: Isabelle Daskoff

Isabelle Daskoff Samuels, with principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic, Laszlo Varga, February 4, 2009. (Photo by J. Kessler)

Life Member. Violin
6/4/1922 – 7/20/2017

Isabelle Daskoff was born in Illinois, but moved to Los Angeles when she was a child. (Her mother hoped that Isabelle and her sister, Bernardine, would become child movie stars.)

After graduation from UCLA, Isabelle moved back east, where she married Ralph Samuels, a noted photographer from Manchester, England. She was a longtime member of the New York City Opera Orchestra.

Relocating to Los Angeles in the early ’70s, Isabelle was active in the orchestras of the recording, motion picture and television industries, and in symphonic concerts. For many years, until her retirement, she was a member of the orchestra of The Simpsons.

Services for Isabelle will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 28, 2017, at Hillside Memorial Park, 6001 W. Centinela Ave. Los Angeles CA 90045.