Robert G. Creed

I think of Mr.Creed often at Christmas. In 1966 I was the soloist at midnight mass. Mr. Creed was the St.Barnabas choir director. You can imagine how nervous I was-perched in the balcony with what felt like the world's eyes on me.He got me through it. Such a wonderful nice man, and great teacher. I will always have fond memories of him and that time in my life.

Beloved teacher

May God give you rest, peace and love. It was a long and difficult road and those of us whom you loved and taught, and who loved you, are and will always be, bereft. You were a large life force in this world, and you changed our world. Rest in peace, Bob. Do not have regrets...just rest. We all did the best we could.

I just learned of Bob's passing, as I had been thinking of him lately, and was wondering if he was doing OK. I only knew Bob from his days with the White Sox and Bulls, as I used to visit him in his organ perch in the center field bleachers at old Comiskey Park before many White Sox games. I was a music student at DePaul University for some of those years, and a frustrated wanna-be organist (I played orchestral instruments); I just started talking to him one day, and he was, from the...

As I arrived in Chicago this week to attend another friend's funeral, I was saddened to hear of Bob's passing. Bob was my teacher in the 60's. After an almost 40 year absence, we recently corresponded and I asked him to critique my latest CD. The Creed style is evident in my musical approach and Bob showed me how to present a show tune. I have had numerous years of musical enjoyment thanks to Bob's tutoring. As I start each show with ANOTHER OPENING ANOTHER SHOW, Bob's memory will be...

I was so sorry to hear of Bob's death. My sisters and I took organ lessons from Bob in the late fifties and throughout the sixties. My father was the driving force for all of us taking organ lessons. He loved to hear Bob play. I stayed in touch with Bob throughout my college years until after I married and moved away from CHicago. My own sons and many of my nieces and nephews are musicians, because so many in our family grew up with some type of musical training. I will always have very...

Our families were privileged to visit with Bob and his family at his daughter's house just a couple months ago. After years of close family occasions, including several shared vacations, we had grown apart after our own Father's death. Then upon the death of our Mother, who along with my older brother and I was a student of Bob's, then later an organ teacher under Bob, we were reunited at Mom's funeral.

We were unfortunately unable to attend Bob's services due to the immediately...

I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Bob Creed. My brother and I took organ lesson from him for many years throughout the 1990s, and he was also a dear friend of my mothers.

My prayers and thoughts are with his family throughout this time of sadness and grief. He was such a wonderful man; he will be greatly missed.

I took organ lessons from Bob for eight years and am saddened to hear of his passing. I think I took it for granted that he would always be out there ready to give me just one more lesson. He really was an excellent teacher. I look back with such fondness at the level of attention that he gave to me. He always went out of his way to make me feel like a star pupil. I still have my organ, one of Nancy Faust’s old organs, and I think of those lessons each time I sit down to play the old songs....