I knew Sylvia all through school. In grade school she and Judy Bame and Diane Ballreich and I were good friends. Sylvia's dad, Arthur Bean, ran the music store where most of us rented our instruments for band and he taught Sylvia and I clarinet every Sat. morning for about a year. She was a quiet, unassuming young woman when I knew her. Her sudden death was tragic.
Sylvia was such a sweet girl! I have so many memories of her! I remember her parents were older than most of our parents and so very kind. I was jealous a lot when I was a kid and I always envied her "better than mine" clarinet and how way much better she could play than I could. I sometimes was jealous that she was an only child, especially when my peaty brother always bothered me when I had friends over. I remember that sometimes her family had just popcorn for dinner and I thought that was the neatest thing ever! As an adult, I sometimes have popcorn for dinner and I always, always think of her!
Mary Crumrine (Watson)
I knew Sylvia all through school. In grade school she and Judy Bame and Diane Ballreich and I were good friends. Sylvia's dad, Arthur Bean, ran the music store where most of us rented our instruments for band and he taught Sylvia and I clarinet every Sat. morning for about a year. She was a quiet, unassuming young woman when I knew her. Her sudden death was tragic.
Diane Ballreich (Wagner)
Sylvia was such a sweet girl! I have so many memories of her! I remember her parents were older than most of our parents and so very kind. I was jealous a lot when I was a kid and I always envied her "better than mine" clarinet and how way much better she could play than I could. I sometimes was jealous that she was an only child, especially when my peaty brother always bothered me when I had friends over. I remember that sometimes her family had just popcorn for dinner and I thought that was the neatest thing ever! As an adult, I sometimes have popcorn for dinner and I always, always think of her!