Avis de décès de Michael-R. Carney

LONG BEACH, CALIF. - Dr. Michael R. Carney, age 59, passed away on June 14, 2012 at Long Beach Memorial Hospital in Long Beach, Calif. after a long illness.A memorial service will beheld at the convenience of the family.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ACS'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=fltimes'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=American Cancer Society'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/Legacy/index?dn=mem&fn=Dr. Michael&ln=Carney'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Dr. Michael'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Carney'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=990967132'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=990967132'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>American Cancer Society<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());.Michael's music career began with the Shortsville Shamrocks Drum Corps and various local rock and roll bands during his high school years. Michael graduated from Newark High School in 1970.Michael graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor's Degree in Percussion Performance followed by his Masters Degree from Eastman School of Music.After teaching in Gunnison, Colo. for several years, Michael was hired at California State University at Long Beach. While at CSULB he completed his Doctorate Degree at North Texas State University.Michael worked at CSULB for over 30 years as the Director of Percussion Studies. Michael taught his music students even during his illness until it was no longer possible. Dr. Carney will be greatly missed by his family, all his present and former students, the faculty at CSULB and all his many music colleagues.Michael is survived by his wife Grace (Yanagisawa) Carney and their daughter Jasmine. He also leaves his children Nikolaus and Noelle Carney; and their mother Jann Elston Carney of Fountain Valley, Calif.Dr. Carney is also survived by his mother, Janice Alvaro of Newark, N.Y.; his step-mother Shirley J. Carney of Orange City, Fla.; and his in-laws Seiji and Michiko Yanagisawa of Japan; siblings Deborah (Gabe) Cinquegrana of Canandaigua, N.Y., Brian Carney of Newark, N.Y. and Patricia Carney (Mark Joseph) Clapton of Canandaigua, N.Y.Michael also leaves behind his special aunt, Linda Wilcox; as well as several other aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews and cousins.Michael is predeceased by both his maternal and paternal grandparents, several aunts and uncles; and his father John M. Carney (2012); and step father James J. Alvaro (1976).