Jay Sicilia

I miss Jay's light and enthusiasm for music and community! He definitely left his mark in Olympia!

dearest jay, thank you for your sunshine, your unlimited energy and your way of bringing like-minded soulful people together. thank you for handing me the drumsticks those summer days in olympia, and encouraging me to go for it, to embrace the sound and to follow your beat, and that of an amazing community. you are so beautiful.

Please accept my condolences during this difficult time and may you be comforted by God's words at Psalms 23:1-6.

Dear Jay,
The first spring that I was in Olympia, I was invited to march with Planet Percussion in the Procession of the Species. WOW, I was blown away by your energy and focus. Later, I had a daughter, who needed a wheelchair to get around. She was also drawn to your super powers with music and to your warm acceptance, and she always wanted to march next to "Jay's Drummers" in the Procession. She passed away last year, and I dearly hope that she greeted you with an extra drum under...

Jay was such a bright, vibrant key player in our Olympia community. He literally touched hundreds of students lives every year in our work together. He blessed us with his energy, enthusiasm and commitment for many years and will be sorely missed. Hope our Olympia community will gather to honor him.

I am remembering that little boy arriving from India and coming to my 1st grade class. You were so energetic and had all the self-confidence you needed in this new and exciting life you were introduced to. You will be greatly missed, Jay. You touched so many lives in so many ways.

Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know that they are happy. -Author Unknown
When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. Jay you have left me with so many treasures. I will always treasure times with Kali, Johnny, Tracy and you. See you again someday old friend...

When I first met Jay, he invited my grandson, Tyler, and I to play with the Planet Percussion Band in the Procession of the Species, just as he had invited, inspired, challenged, and mentored probably hundreds of people to particpate in the Procession and the Band. That year my granddaughter Candace, and grandsons Colin and Christian also particpated with Planet Percussion and the Procession in tropical bird head dresses and batiked costumes.

During the Procession, the first...