Wallace J. Rave, 74, passed away on January 28, 2011. Wally earned a Bachelor's of Music from Illinois State University and a Masters and PhD in Music History and Philosophy from Univ. of Illinois. While teaching at the Univ. of Minnesota he received a Fulbright scholarship and studied in Paris, France the following year. Prof. Rave taught at ASU for 34 years. Over those years, he wore many hats: teacher, adviser, Assistant Chairman, Acting Chairman, and author of many publications in music history and jazz. He also lectured at Phoenix Symphony and Arizona Opera pre-performance audience events. He was past president and board member of the Gold Canyon Arts Council and a board member of the Phoenix Chamber Music Society. He wrote music program notes for concerts as well as liner notes for CD and LP productions. Wally is survived by his wife, Karen, two children, a granddaughter, two brothers, and five nieces and nephews.