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A memorial service for Ron Thayer, longtime Crescent Avenue organist and choir director set for this Saturday. |
Longtime Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church organist Ron Thayer will be memorialized in a service this Saturday (January 11) at the church.
Ron was my neighbor when I first moved to Plainfield (he lived on the corner of West 7th Street and Plainfield Avenue) and was then the organist and choir director at First United Methodist Church (now Covenant UM) on East Front Street.
A few years later, after an opening at Crescent Avenue Church, he became the organist there.
While at Crescent Avenue, Ron was the moving force behind raising the money as well as designing and installing the magnificent Gilbert F. Adams organ which now undergirds the church's musical programming.
Ron received his bachelor's and master's degrees in performance at the Westminster Choir School in Princeton.
Serving in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, Ron was stationed in Seoul, South Korea, where he formed and led the Seoul Collegium Chorale.
He was also well-known for concertizing in two-piano and 4-hand piano duets with his life partner Edwin Lopez.
Friends are invited to gather for the memorial service at 10:00 AM this Saturday at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Those wishing to honor Ron's memory may donate to Crescent Avenue's 'Organ Endowment' fund.
Historic Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church is at the corner of East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (716 Watchung for GPS). Parking available at Swain Galleries across the street, in the church lot on First Place, or on the street. CAPC is a handicap-accessible facility.
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