John W. Eitzen died May 6 in San Diego; he was 79. Born and raised in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, he received a bachelor’s degree in music from St. Olaf College and a master’s in music education from the University of Iowa. After teaching instrumental and vocal music in Iowa from 1950 to 1962, Eitzen moved to San Diego, where he taught instrumental music for 29 years, retiring from the School of Creative and Performing Arts in 1991. He served as organist-choirmaster at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux City, Iowa, First Congregational Church in San Diego, and Mission Hills United Church of Christ, and was an active member of the Spreckels Organ Society, San Diego AGO chapter, and California Retired Teachers Association. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Connie, sons Christopher and Carl, two grandsons, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
May Josephine Moorer Pollock died in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 12 at the age of 94. A native of Charleston, she attended Newberry College. She served as organist-choir director of Trinity United Methodist Church for 21 years, and was a charter member of the Charleston AGO chapter. She held several positions in the South Carolina Federation of Music Clubs and served on the advisory boards of the Charleston Concert Association and the Charleston Symphony Women’s Association. Mrs. Pollock is survived by her daughter, Marcia Pollock Ragsdale, two grandsons, and twin great-grandsons.
Larry Lee Tracy died at age 68 on March 23, in Ocala, Florida. He earned a bachelor’s degree in organ performance and did graduate work at Ohio University, studying with Jerald Hamilton and Eugene Wickstrom. He was a member of the Ohio University Singers and studied composition with Karl Ahrendt. In addition to his career in magazine publishing in New York City, he served in church positions in Athens, Ohio, and Brooklyn, New York. Tracy is survived by three sisters, two nieces, an uncle, and friends and colleagues.
