ALAN G. SINGER

SINGER--Alan G., beloved husband of Eleanor, father of Lawrence and Emily, grandfather of Rebecca, Quinton, Isaac and Elizabeth, brother of Natalie, and uncle of David, Laurie, and Natalie, died on October 1 of complications of pancreatic cancer. He was born in 1925. After serving in the infantry in World War II and playing in an Army band, he studied music at Queens College and New York University. An avid amateur clarinetist, composer, and arranger, he taught instrumental music in the New York public schools before joining IBM as a programmer and systems analyst. After retirement he moved to Ann Arbor, where his wife joined the University of Michigan as a Research Professor. He was a long-time member of the Washtenaw Community Concert Band and also volunteered at the Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum. There will be no services. Contributions in his memory may be made to wccband.org or aahom.org.