Links from the Obituaries below, link to the permanent personal Memorial. There is a modest fee to cover expenses of the permanent personal Memorial site which is a much more extensive tribute for your loved one. | 
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| Final curtain call for "accordion diva" a whirlwind career, which spanned decades and encompassed numerous aspects of the instrument's evolution. |
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| The accordion world is mourning Wolmer Beltrami, one of the great accordionists of this century. |
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| Served as president of the American Accordionists' Association from 1973 to 1974. |
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| Italian teacher, publisher of Berben and Strumenti e Musica, President of CMA | |||
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| Famous accordionist and composer of Malta. | |||
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| One of the foremost composers for accordion of the former Soviet Union. | |||
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| Co-Author of the book Golden Age of the Accordion, in the USA. | |||
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| Tom Collins passed away peacefully on 7th February 2004. For more information | |||
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| Famous American accordionist and singer. | |||
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| English performer, arranger and author. | |||
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| Professor of Accordion and Theory, Lamont School of Music, University of Denver since the late 1950's. | |||
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| UK impresario, organiser, teacher, writer, publisher, composer, arranger and accordionist. | |||
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| Faithe Deffner, a legendary figure in the accordion world who received many awards for her enormous contribution to the development of the accordion. | |||
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| Well known and influential Danish accordionist. | |||
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| Performed accordion, dance, singing around the world, including performances with the Beatles. | |||
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| Famous USA accordionist. Joined Welk's orchestra in 1950 and appeared throughout the popular TV show's 27 year run. Averaged over 150 concerts per year for many years across North America. | |||
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| The Gabbanelli name is virtually a legacy to the Tex-mex musical instrument and amongst Tex-mex accordion lovers, the name has almost a cult following. | |||
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| Anthony Galla-Rini had a huge influence on the development of the accordion over so many decades. He is probably the most published arranger of all time and was famous for his recordings and teaching. | |||
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| Well known accordionist and composer Michael Ganian lost his life tragically on April 13th 2000. | |||
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| The initiator of Club Accord, the Caister Accordion Festival and the Accordion Record Club. | |||
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| The names of Palmer and Hughes are famous for their accordion course, sold in the millions. | |||
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| Commonly known as the "Father of the Accordion" in New Zealand. | |||
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| Co-founder of "Intermusik" newspaper, developed EDP notation and UAB Intermusic in Lithuania. | |||
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| Legendary accordionist, famous to generations of listeners in the USSR and Russia. | |||
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| Famous Russian composer. | |||
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| Hartmut Lange, he held the position of editor-in-chief of the "Intermusik" newspaper. | |||
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| Virtuoso, composer and recording artist, often considered the greatest of his era | |||
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| President of the Confederation Internationale des Accordeonistes (CIA) from 1965 until 1981. | |||
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| A legend of Irish show business, Dermot O'Brien was many faceted, well known not only as an accordionist and singer, but songwriter, arranger, producer and sportsman. | |||
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| A life dedicated to the accordion movement, teacher, orchestra leader, publisher. | |||
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| The names of Palmer and Hughes are famous for their accordion course, sold in the millions. |
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| Music and performing, promoting accordion, NAO Executive member. |
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| A past First Vice President and avid supporter of the ATG, and US representative. | |||
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| Famous and much loved Scottish performer who sold millions of recordings over a 70 year career. | |||
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| Composer, Professor teaching harmony and composition, a with a keen interest in international folk music, jazz and blues. | |||
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| The great accordion jazz legend of his time. | |||
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| Acclaimed Italian teacher and editor of Physa Editions. | |||
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| Quality was his name as a teacher, soloist, composer, arranger and orchestra director. | |||
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| Famous educator, arranger, performer and pioneer of the accordion in Russia and the Ukraine. | |||
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| Highly regarded accordion teacher of California, USA. | |||
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