[pianotech] Our brother's keepers

[Ed Sutton]

I can tell you a little.
He worked for years as a high school teacher, and is much loved in his 
community for his dedication to his students, volunteers as a legal advocate 
for kids caught in family disputes, leads a community theater group 
(recognized as a playwright in Oregon). Became an RPT after 20 years of 
tuning and rebuilding.
He is a generous and supportive co-worker, careful to assist without 
embarrassing me for my stylistic ignorance, works efficiently to get the 
Journal in shape, and adopts writers who need help. He has a wonderful knack 
for editing without removing the author's personal voice. His approach is 
simple and friendly, and one day you realize you're working with a 
top-quality person.
Ed S.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Our brother's keepers


>I don't know John, maybe some who do could fill us in on his 
>accomplishments etc.
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "Avery Todd" <ptuner1 at gmail.com>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Received: 5/2/2009 7:52:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Our brother's keepers
>
>
>>I'm sure you will anyway, but please post the "results" on the list when 
>>you
>>know. I haven't sent a check yet so if it can happen quickly, I'll 
>>probably
>>wait. Even though I've retired from the univ. now, I still do a little
>>outside work, so I would be more than happy to send the fee from 1 tuning 
>>a
>>month to/for John. I don't know him personally, but I've know of him for
>>many years. I, like most others, have been lucky enough to not have
>>something like this happen to us but one never knows!
>
>>Avery Todd, RPT
>>University of Houston, Ret.
>>Houston, TX
>
>>On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Bruce Dornfeld 
>><bdornfeld at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
>>>  The PTG Foundation may be able to help.  Before it was brought up on 
>>> this
>>> list, I sent E-mail to our President, Jack Wyatt, and to our Executive
>>> Director, Barbara Cassaday.  We should give them a chance to get the 
>>> ducks
>>> in a row.  As a Foundation Director, I have volunteered to help 
>>> coordinate
>>> or facilitate this on John's behalf in any way I can.  Donations to the
>>> Foundation are tax deductible and we have given financial aid to those 
>>> hit
>>> by disaster in the recent past.  Many people also are more comfortable
>>> getting aid from a Foundation than from individuals whether they know 
>>> them
>>> or not.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bruce Dornfeld, RPT
>>>
>>> bdornfeld at earthlink.net
>>>
>>> North Shore Chapter
>>>
>>>
>>>
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