Diane Goryzcki services

From Cathy Humphrey of AISD. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend either….

Diane Goryzcki Service(s) will be held:

Visitation – 6 p.m. Today and Friday
Weed Corley Fish Funeral Home
3125 North Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78705
Saturday, October 4
10 a.m. Interment at The Austin Memorial Cemetary
2800 Hancock Dr.
Austin, TX 78731
3 p.m. Episcopalian Church of the Good Shephard
3201 Windsor
Austin, TX 78703

A Musical Tribute to Diane will be held on her Birthdate at 3 p.m., Sunday, November 9 at the Hays Performing Arts Center. Please let me know if you would like to bring a performing ensemble.

Blessings,
Cathy Humphrey
Band Director, Covington Middle School
chumphre@austinisd.org
(512) 414-5397

Diane Gorzycki

Diane Gorzycki is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, and has taught in the
Austin I.S.D. for 27 years. She has been the Director of Bands at Bailey Middle School since
it opened in 1993. Her bands have performed at the 1996 national MENC convention, at the
2001 J.P. Sousa Middle School Honor Band Clinic in Charleston, South Carolina, at the 2002
Western International Band Clinic in Seattle, Washington, and has performed at the 2004
CBDNA/NBA Southern Division Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Her band is the 2001
recipient of the prestigious Sudler Silver Cup International Award. Ms. Gorzycki serves on the State Board of Directors for Texas Music Educators Association, Phi Beta Mu, and Texas
Music Educators Conference. She is a member of TMAA, MENC, NBA, Phi Delta Kappa,
WBDI, SAI, and Tau Beta Sigma.

Diane Gorzycki passed away today, September 30 around 1pm Central Time from cancer. Please keep your thoughts open for her family, friends and former students.

Austin ISD is looking to name their new middle school in southwest Austin. If you’d like to contribute Diane’s name as a suggestion, go to this link: http://www.austinisd.org/schools/swms/

The September Update

Well, the first contest is this Saturday. Where has the time flown? Thank goodness for good music, good drill and great kids! I have to admit that they’re reaching that end of September lull that tends to hit the Tiger Band. But I think this year, they’re more aware of it happening so they’re fighting it as much as we are. Let’s hope they all pass their classes in a few weeks so they can keep on keepin’ on!

I am so extremely busy, it’s actually funny. Except, I don’t have a whole lot of time to think about the humor of it so I don’t get to laugh about it too much. Thank goodness for goofy kids and good friends to keep me smiling and laughing!

Grey’s Anatomy comes back on tonight. I’m really excited. I’m sad that Stacy has to work but happy that Monica is back in the country. Girl’s night feels so much more complete when we’re all there and Grey’s is on. LOL

Things with Keith are going really well. I’m always at ease now that he’s around. It’s a nice feeling – FINALLY!!! Hanging out with him and his roommate Jeff is always so laid back and relaxed. Just what I need this time of year. And it doesn’t bother him that we have to squeeze in and find/make time to spend together because my job is so crazy right now. We just go with the flow. Again…FINALLY!!

A few small personal projects on the horizon I have to take care of –

  • Find out flight info for Midwest. I have the hotel reservation, though.
  • Figure out plans for Spring Break and see if I can truly commit to going to NCBF as the host of the Honor Jazz Ensemble or not.
  • Dangit, there was another one but in the process of typing the last one, I forgot. Par for the course right now. It’ll come to me later.

    • I’m excited for our upcoming trip to Hawaii next summer. I really need to get my regulator serviced and get in a dive or two before June. But that wasn’t what I was thinking about for my list above. I’ve sung Joe McDermott’s song “Come to Hawaii” for the past 2 weeks. It’s a cute little ditty that keeps me smiling as well. Anything helps, lemme tell ya!

    I know many of my blog buddies have been crazy busy as well. Send good thoughts to the Montoya Brothers as one finishes his last year on his masters and the other starts his first year as a Head Band Director. Good gravy!!

    Oh, have I mentioned I’m hooked on the FailBlog? So many funny things in this world! And you can’t make this stuff up!!

    Okay, I’m off to watch Grey’s. Have a great rest of the weekend!

    News flash…

    The mayor of Houston issued a press release stating that Houston will change it’s name to Tina Turner…

    …cuz it’s fixing to get bitch-slapped by IKE!!!

    (Thanks to my friend Paul for that.) I’m sure if you’re going to be directly affected by Ike, you were smart enough to get outta town. If you’re in the Austin area this weekend, give me a hollar!