Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2010 (22. évfolyam, 1-50. szám)
2010-12-24 / 50. szám
In Memóriám Katinka S. Daniel 1913 - 2010 Devoted wife, mother, educator, mentor and friend Katinka Scipiades Daniel passed away in Santa Barbara on December 11, 2010, a few weeks short of her 98th birthday, surrounded by her family. She was born January 17, 1913 in Budapest, Hungary, to parents Elemer and Iren (Gecso) Scipiades. She held degrees in Elementary Music Education from the Notre Dame Teachers College, in Music Education and Piano from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, and pursued doctoral studies at the Pázmány Peter University in Budapest. Mrs. Daniel was a student, disciple and lifelong friend of Jeno Adam, who developed the so-called Kodály Method of music education. She taught music education, piano and solfege for 22 years in the Budapest Municipal School System prior to coming to the United States in 1960. Katinka Daniel pioneered the Kodály Method curriculum for the United Sates while teaching at the San Roque School in Santa Barbara for over 10 years. She introduced the Method in the United States, and trained hundreds of music educators as a lecturer at many colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Counted among her students are numerous faculty members at schools and universities in California, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Canada, and Taiwan. She was adjudicator for the National Piano Guild, and over the years several of her piano students won Paderewski gold medals. Her life’s work was detailed in a professional publication by Jeri Bonnin. She was the author of several books and instructional videos on the Kodály Method, and received several awards and distinctions for her lifelong work on behalf of music education. Among these was the Golden Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary presented to her in 1993 in person by Hungarian Ambassador to Washington Pal Tar. Katinka was blessed with many loving and supportive colleagues, students and friends. They described her as the ultimate teacher, mentor and friend. She was equally devoted to her native country and to making a significant contribution to her new country: she instilled the same values in her children. She personified perseverance, tenacity, focus, industry, strong principles and deep religious faith. She had great interest in and a wealth of knowledge about history. Katinka loved travel, adventure, her garden, fine chocolate, and most of all telling endless stories. Katinka is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Erno Daniel, former professor of music at UCSB and conductor of the Santa Barbara Symphony, by her parents, her brother Elemer Scipiades, Jr., her sister Eleonora (Nora Scipiades) Patkós, and their spouses. Katinka is survived by loving children, Alexa Daniel Maland (Lynn) of Salt Lake City, UT; Ernő S. Daniel (Martha Peaslee Daniel) of Santa Barbara. Grandchildren: Daniel Maland, Sarah Maland, Kristina Daniel Lawson and husband Matthew Lawson, Michael Peaslee Daniel and wife Erica Lash Daniel., Mary Daniel Gullett and husband Randolph Gullett, and Monica Daniel. Great-grandchildren Katherine L. and Graham M. Lawson, and Jonathan B. Gullett, and other extended family. The family expresses heartfelt thanks to the staff of Sansum Clinic, Cottage Hospital, Mission Terrace and Community Home Health of Santa Barbara. She will be laid to rest next to her husband in a private family ceremony at Calvary Cemetery on Monday, December 27, followed by a Funeral Mass on Monday, December 27 at 11:30AM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel church at 1300 East Valley Road in Santa Barbara (Montecito). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her honor can be made to the Silver Lake College Performing Arts Center (2406 Alverno Road, Manitowoc, WI 54220, attn: Margaret Toohey) and to the Organization of American Kodály Educators’ Legacy Endowment (AOKE, 1612 29th Ave. South, Moorhead, MN 56560). Erno: ernodaniel@aol.com Alexa: kaci2@comcast.net DUNA Travel 8530 Holloway Dr. §102 W. Hollywood, CA 90069 Spa, Hotel foglalások, Kocsi bérlés Kedvezményes repülőjegy árak Magyarországra napi kedvezményes árakért hívják ZSUZSÁT TEL: (310) 652-5294 FAX: (310) 652-5287 1-888-532-0168 11 Please Support Our Advertisers! Inclement Weather at Home and Abroad The main topic of conversation this holiday season is the weather. Rain is pounding down on California, causing traffic jams, flooded basements and leaking roofs, icy roads and snow farther up North, while in Europe most major airports were closed for several days last week, delaying thousands of flights and runining holiday plans. Downtown Los Angeles has received 4.35 inches of rain since storms moved into the area Thursday, said meteorologist Jamie Meier. Pacific Coast Highway was closed in both directions Monday morning as workers removed large boulders and rocks that slid onto the roadway overnight near the Ventura County-L.A. County line. Kern County declared a state of emergency in anticipation of more heavy rainfall. “We’ve had a relatively dry five years,” Meier said. “The majority of debris flows we’ve seen in the past few years have been the result of isolated thunderstorm activity.” The warm Pacific storm swept the entire state. It rattled Cape Mendocino with thunder, dumped 9 feet of snow on Mammoth Mountain, flooded streets in usually dry Bakersfield and tossed 2 feet of floodwater onto a residential street in La Crescenta. The National Weather Service warned that a new storm will “bring heavy rain and the potential for serious flooding between late Monday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon.” The San Bernardino Mountains “could see huge rainfall totals.” Snow and ice grounded planes, halted trains across Europe. On Saturday, most major airports, such as London’s Heathrow, Paris’s Charles De Gaulle, Amsterdam’s Schipol and Frankfurt, were closed. Italy’s Florence airport remained closed Sunday due to the snow and ice storms that blanketed Tbscany. International transatlantic flights did not even take off from LAX, passengers were sent home and told to call before they drive to the airport the next few days. Lufthansa cancelled 40 percent of its flights to Frankfurt. Well, the good news is that Christmas is here and those of us who were able to tie up loose ends at work can be looking forward to a few days of peace and joy in the company of our loved ones, refreshing body and spirit alike. We wish you all happiness and contentment for the Holidays, and a prosperous, joyful New Year 2011, in good health. The Publisher and the Editors of American Hungarian Journal AMERICAN SH| Hungarian Journal December 24,2010
