Klarinet Archive - Posting 000291.txt from 2005/05

From: SDSCHWAEG@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Re: Father George Wiskirchen, CSC
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 13:53:27 -0400

The following is a message my father sent me this morning. I know there are some Notre Dame graduates on the list, and I thought they might want to know about Fr. Wiskirchen's passing.
Sue Schwaegler

>Our good friend and great musician, Father George Wiskirchen, CSC, went to
>heaven yesterday morning, Tuesday, May 17, after a long illness following a
>stroke.   He was residing at Holy Cross House at Notre Dame, IN.   Prior to his
>illness, he was Associate Director of Bands,  Director of the Jazz Band,
>Director of Liturgical Brass Ensembles in the Sacred Heart Basilica, and an Associate
>Professor in the Department of Music.  
>
>Before his tenure at the University of Notre Dame,   he founded and directed
>the bands at Notre Dame High School in Niles, IL, including the famed award
>winning Melodons jazz ensemble, which produced many fine jazz musicians in and
>around Chicago, as well as globally.   He also directed the Jazz Band at
>Northwestern University during this period (the early 60's)   and was presented with
>the Northwestern Alumni Association Merit Award for his pioneering work in
>jazz education.
>
>His wake will begin at 7:30 pm in the Moreau Seminary at the University of
>Notre Dame on Sunday, May 22, and his Requium Mass will be celebrated on Monday,
>May 23 at 3:30 pm in the Sacred Heart Basilica on Notre Dame's campus.
>
>I will miss his kind and holy spirit for the rest of my days and can only
>take comfort in the fact that he is now free of his earthly bonds.   I ask you to
>remember him in your prayers and pass the word of his passing.   This was a
>great man, a great musician, a great teacher, a great friend, and a great
>priest.
>
>Ken Bartosz
>

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