Terry Stibal

[Gandalfe]

It is with sadness that I report the death of our friend Terry Lynn Stibal (SOTSDO) (November 7, 1949 - July 13, 2015). He did not want a obituary but I think he will allow us this notice. Terry was an esteemed moderator for the Woodwind Forum. He was respected for his musical knowledge, dry sense of humor, and keen interest in history. You can read a number of his music-related blog posts here.

From 2002 till 2015 Terry fronted a Vegas-style orchestra with seventeen musicians and four vocalists, ran a specialized ten piece R&B, Rat Pack, Classic Rock and Broadway groups for smaller venues, restaurant, club and private engagements.

From July 1969 till December 2008 he was the assistant area director for the USDL, OSHA, HSAO in Houston TX area and surrounding TX coastal counties, he supervised enforcement of Federal safety and health laws at both the administrative and judicial levels. Managed extensive and complex fatality and catastrophe investigations in the petrochemical, general industrial, maritime and construction industry environments.

 

[pete]

Here's the Sounds of the South Dance Orchestra (SOTSDO) website. If you're ever going out to the Houston area, I'm sure Terry would say to look these folks up.

 

[jbtsax]

I am so sorry to hear of Terry's passing. No one else could write with such verbosity on an internet forum as he could. I would read every word and I would tease him from time to time when I would catch myself writing a lengthy post by saying "I'd better come to a close now. I am starting to sound like SOTSDO."

 

[pete]

I think I'm the runner-up when it comes to long posts. Hey, they can't all be two sentence posts.

 

[JfW]

Thanks for letting us know Gandalfe.

Wow, he'll be missed. He was one of those posters where you just have to stop and carefully read everything he wrote. He was never uninteresting. I will always treasure his rants on the alto clarinet.

 

[TrueTone]

As I wasn't able to write something when we initially learned of Terry's death- I'll write it a year after he died.
I'd like to have been able to thank him for sharing all of the knowledge he gathered up, and posting it here, especially doing so for others, and I'll still miss him.

 

[ghostler]

My condolences, I found this thread while searching on Boosey & Hawkes Edgware. I did not learn of who he is and his passing until I saw the Admin footnote linked comment in:

https://www.woodwindforum.com/forum/index.php?threads/boosey-hawkes-much-esteemed.22722/post-217870 and his other comment #6.

May Terry Stibal rest in peace, 2nd Thess. 4:16,17.

 

[pete]

I placed the footnote years ago. SOTSDO was very active on this forum, so I wanted to make sure that other posters knew.

In memory of SOTSDO, please burn an alto clarinet in his name. He would have wanted that.

 

[ghostler]

Paul Desmond's ashes were scattered by a friend from a light plane. It was said upon opening the window, the wind blew both ashes and martini back into his friend's face. https://cafesaxophone.com/threads/paul-desmond.36496/#post-547053

It was said that both in the face of Jimmy Lyons was what Paul Desmond would have wanted.

I'm looking for an alto clarinet. They are not as common as a bass clarinet. I don't know if I want to go as far as have its ashes blown back in my face in the windy treeless High Plains of New Mexico.

Terry Stibal was before my time here, sounds like he was great guy to be around.

 

[pete]

He was a lot of fun.

 

[Steve]

Yup, a lot of fun. Loved reading his posts and disdain for alto clarinets.
I was planning at somepoint of meeting him as if I recall he was from Houston TX and my relatives live just north in the San Antonio area.

still need to get to Seattle some time too ...