Louis Alfred MENNINI

1920 - 2000  (79 years)

• Name	Louis Alfred MENNINI
  Birth	18 Nov 1920	Erie, PA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Feb 2000	Naples, Collier County, Florida   [1]
  Burial	Naples, Collier County, Florida   [2]
  Person ID	I11905	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Charlene WHITE
  Children	1. David MENNINI   2. Jonathan Louis MENNINI,   b. 18 Nov 1959, Rochester, Monroe, New York d. 1973, Erie, PA (Age 13 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Christopher MENNINI
  Family ID	F4214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  His obituary reads (as found on www.obitcentral.com): Dr. Louis A. Mennini, distinguished American composer and educator, passed away at his home in Naples on February 22, 2000. Born in Erie, Pa. on November 18, 1920, he attended Oberlin College, the Eastman School of Music and received his Bachelor's Master's and Ph. D. from the Eastman School of the University of Rochester. He was professor of Composition at the Eastman School for 17 years; a founder of the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C. and its first Dean of the School of Music; founder of the D'Angelo School of Music in Erie, Pa. and the founder of the Virginia School of the Arts in Lynchburg, Va. His compositions were critically acclaimed, won many prestigious awards and were performed world-wide by major orchestras and opera companies. A winter visitor to Naples since 1956 and a permanent resident since 1988, he is survived by his wife, Charlene; sons, David and Christopher; grandson and best friend, Jonathon; and granddaughter, Lilliana, all of Naples; and his mother, Amalia of Erie, Pa. He was preceded in death by his son, Jonathan Louis in 1973. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, February 25, 2000 at Naples Memorial Gardens Chapel of Peace. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to your favorite charity or to Hospice of Naples, 1095 Whippoorwill Lane, Naples, Fla. 34105. Hodges Funeral Chapel 261-1237 Ad first appeared: FEB 25,2000

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] Dr. Louis A. Mennini Obituary as found on www.obitcentral.com. [S297] Charlene White-Mennini, White, Artemus Family Group Sheet: Completed by CharleneWhite-Mennini28 Jul 2005.