A Memorial

[Robert Goodale]

This is a great story, thanks for sharing!

Rob Goodale, RPT


Sy Zabrocki wrote:

> On this Memorial Day I will again remember my customer Peggy who died on the
> very day I tuned her piano. Peggy was a widow lady, about 60, who faithfully
> had her old upright tuned every year.
>
> On this morning Peggy did not greet me at the door. The house was full of
> people and I wondered what was going on. At the piano some adults and
> children gathered around to watch me. I even gave them a demo on how pianos
> are made and tuned. It was then that one of the daughters told me the story.
> The relatives had traveled in from far away places because Peggy was
> terminially ill with cancer.
>
> Some of the grandchildren were studying their piano lessons so Peggy
> insisted on having the piano tuned even under these circumstances.
>
> Hospice people came to administer Peggy shots for pain and left. Other
> vistors came and went--one was weeping. It was obvious Peggy was gravely
> ill. They even invited me to go in and see her but I declined.
>
> Peggy passed away that afternoon at 5 p.m. This happened in 1996.
>
> The majority of people neglect their pianos, yet with Peggy it was almost
> her dying wish to have the piano tuned. It takes all kinds to make a world.