[Trombone-l] Fw: Ed obit : "Ed" Thayer has passed away.

[Matt Litwaitis]

Hi to all list  members,

I'm sorry to report the passing of Orla "Ed" Thayer at the age of 89.
I've enclosed Barbara's (his wife) email to me this morning, and also a copy of the obituary which she sent.
 
Rest in peace, Ed

Matt Litwaitis
mattlit at att.net

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Barbara Thayer 
To: 'Matt LITWAITIS' 
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:59 PM
Subject: Ed obit


Dear Matt:

Ed passed away peacefully this morning. 

Here is a copy of his obituary that I will be sending to the newspapers.
If you would like to copy it to the trombone list, please do so.

Thank you for your note and prayers.

Barbara

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Attached Obituary:
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"Orla Ed Thayer, the famed inventor of the Thayer Axial-Flow valve for brass musical instruments, passed away on June 3 at his home in Albany, Oregon. He had reached the ripe age of 89 with more improvements for brass instruments in his productive mind.

 

"The Thayer Axial-Flow Valve has become a popular replacement for the traditional rotary valve found on tenor and bass trombones with single and double attachments. Invented by Orla Ed Thayer and introduced in 1976, it has proven to be a great advancement in brass instrument technology. Many people believe the Thayer valve invention to be the most significant advancement in trombone design since the rotary valve was added (creating the F attachment) in the mid-1800s.Ed has made a great contribution to the world of brass playing, and brought fresh thought to instrument makers everywhere about the acoustics of brass instruments." Quoted from the website, thayervalve-tribute.com, written by Marcel Schot.

 

Orla Ed Thayer is survived by his wife, Barbara, who welcomes hearing from their many friends."