HARRY WILKINSON

Rest in peace Dr.Wilkinson. I miss your quick wit and dry humor. You are missed.

Dr. Wilkinson:

You were and still are the greatest musician I ever met. Thank you for taking the time to teach me privately; your influence still permeates my musical creativity and will until I leave this earth.

Thank you for taking the time to advise me on my career and making that telephone call to the Eastman School of Music to accept me unconditionally as a graduate assistant in their Doctoral program. I should have followed your advice but appreciate your support in what...

I first met Harry after he played a concert on the Wanamaker organ - without any sheet music. I was totally immersed in the music as he played. We had a nice chat and I learned of his CDs of the Girard College organ. When I got back to Denver I ordered them and still listen to them regularly.

I ended up working at the store on the Light Show for many years and would always look forward to the days when Harry played; we would chat afterward. On one occasion he told me that his...

Bruce and Trisha,
Thank you for the lovely reception you had after the funeral. I felt honored to be asked to take the gifts up Trisha, as well as Bill O'Leary asked me to be a pall bearer. Then got to reception early and Joe said food wasn't delivered so took him to pick up. Your pasta salad was good potassium safe!!!
Please take care and God bless you.
Stephen Cable

The most brilliant, yet feared, music professor we (my husband and I) ever had at West Chester in the 1960's! Many years later "Dr. Harry," as our choir and church members called him, served for a time as the beloved organist for the Jenkintown United Methodist Church. It was a strange feeling, but a great honor, to work with him! Dr. Harry's incredible improvisations, his sense of humor, and especially his sweet soul, will never be forgotten! I hope he and my dear, departed husband find...

It is truly a loss and the passing of an era of brilliance, as we mourn our dear friend, Dr. Wilkinson. Harry was a kind and gentle soul, whose musical genius left a stamp on so many. As we weep to console ourselves over his passing, let us remember that life is short-lived for all of us, I wish that I could make as extraordinary an impact on so many as Harry did. My sincere condolences to Bruce & Trisha... remember love never dies..hopefully, you can use your memories and that love to...

I began teaching Harry computer skills about 10 years ago at the Mabel Kay House in Haddonfield, New Jersey. He was unique – he always came to class in a suit and tie even on the warmer days. Harry was a very diligent student and very dexterous on the keyboard and mouse. One day I asked Harry what was his profession. He told me that he was a retired music professor at West Chester University and that in his retirement he enjoyed playing the noon organ recital one day a week at Macy's in...

Dr. Wilkinson,

I will miss your good humor and wit. Theory IV and four years as an organ major at WCU taught me a great deal. I remember how you locked the classroom door if we arrived after 8:00 am for theory class. I don't think I appreciated your ways until I was much older. Now, I find myself using your stories and quotes in my own classroom. Thank you for making me a better musician.

I will miss you!

Pat Pezick