2024 SPAH “In Memoriam”

At the 2024 SPAH Convention, we are planning to do another “In Memoriam” presentation of SPAH members who have gotten their wings since the 60th Convention in 2023, or since 2010 and have not been recognized in the 2023 In Memoriam presentation. Think of the Oscars, when they do their annual dedication to those who have died recently. We can continue to go back further at a future time, but for the this year, we want to focus on recognizing SPAH members lost since 2010.

In order to get this presentation together by SPAH 2024, we need your help! Please send us the name, year/date of birth and death, a good photo, and their relationship to SPAH of any friend of our community that we have lost in this period.  Please include the name by which they were known, to be displayed in the video. For example, Janet “Janie” Doe, 1952-2023, SPAH participant and friend since 2015.  Perhaps they were affiliated with a particular SPAH Convention, or maybe a host club, for many years, such as SPAH Volunteer, 20-year HOOT Harmonica Club member.  Or, perhaps they were a member of a well-known group, for example, Played bass harmonica for The Harmonica Folks, 1942-2003, or maybe SPAH participant for 30 years, or Harmonica teacher for 38 years.

Please avoid sending a paragraph about each person. A short one-liner about that person’s relationship to the harmonica, SPAH, club, a group, or any special contribution they made to the preservation and advancement of the harmonica is ideal.  We will publish a list of names that have been submitted once this gets underway, so you can help us ensure everyone is included.

Please submit this information by June 15, 2024, in sufficient time before the August Convention so we can properly recognize each and every one. We look forward to honoring those we have lost during this period.

You can submit your entry here:  2024 SPAH Convention Memorial Submission. This entry page displays a list of those recognized in 2023. You can also click to watch the 2023 In Memoriam Video on YouTube.

If you are unable to use a computer for this, please email us at Brenda dot s dot Freed at Gmail dot com, and we’ll provide instructions on how to mail the photograph and information to us.

Thank you.

Brenda Freed