Marita Petzoldt McClymonds

I think of her often - she was a great professor at UVA and I loved her class, Masterworks, learning all of the great classical works and digging deep into them. Marita and Clarence came to hear my jazz group at Miller's when I returned to visit Charlottesville. I wish I could write more only to say she had a wonderful spirit, a true joy in all music and culture and a profound influence on me as a person. I think of her frequently.

Marita was, in her quiet way, very successful at getting things done at the university. We served on a couple of committees together, and I learned from her. She was gently persistent, savvy about how to persuade others. She was always very kind to me. My heartfelt condolences go out to her children, loved ones, and friends. Mary McKinley

My deepest condolences to Marita's family and friends. I know she will be missed greatly by all who knew her. I cherish the memories I have of Marita and Clarence. Soon after I began working at the UVA Music Department, there was a large construction project that displaced the department staff. Marita was the chair of the department at the time, and offered to share the chair's office with me and my four student employees. It was a great few months in close quarters with one of the...