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Roger Goodman died June 19, 2015. Born in New York City in 1946, he attended Oberlin College and Trinity College of Music in London for his undergraduate degree (B.Mus), earned an M.Mus. at Northwestern University, and an M.Div. at Chicago Theological Seminary. He was trained in spiritual direction at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in the 1980s. Goodman was an international concert harpsichordist, teacher, and recording artist, performing in such venues as Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York City, Wigmore Hall in London, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Orchestra Hall in Chicago. He also made four appearances on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series broadcast live over WFMT-Chicago. He retired from music in 2010.
Upon his retirement, he performed benefit concerts for various AIDS service organizations in Chicago. From 1987 through 2010, Goodman was in a private practice as a spiritual director doing chaplaincy work in two hospitals in Chicago. Roger Goodman is survived by his partner, Jerry Scholle; his brother, Len (Susan) of Santa Fe, New Mexico; and his two nephews, Joshua and Eli and their families.
Horace W. Sellers, III, 81, died June 22 in his home. Born in New London, Connecticut, Sellers graduated from Phillips Andover Academy and earned a bachelor’s degree in music with a minor in organ from Bucknell University. He earned a master’s degree in elementary education from Eastern Connecticut State University and taught music in Glastonbury schools for several years. Sellers served as the minister of music at St. Mary Church in Norwich, and enjoyed repairing and restoring bellows-style organs. He was a member of the American Guild of Organists, the Organ Historical Society, The New London Guild of Organists, Society of the Cincinnati, and the Connecticut Landmarks Society.
Horace W. Sellers, III, is survived by his caregiver and partner for over 37 years, Daniel M. Piotrowski of Woodstock; his sister, Susan (Pendelton) Sellers of E. Woodstock; and his nephew Paul Charles Sellers of Sydney, Australia. ν
