News: Obituary

September 18, 2023

Sam Ash Music’s COO Sammy Ash Passes Away

Sammy Ash, COO of Sam Ash Music stores, passed away on September 16 after a 12-month battle with cancer. He was 65. Sammy Ash was named after his grandfather…

July 12, 2023

Senseney Music Owner Lori Supinie Passes Away

Lori Supinie, owner and president of Senseney Music Company in Wichita, Kansas, passed away from brain cancer on July 12. She was 63. Supinie began working for…

July 10, 2023

Former Sam Ash Chairman Jerry Ash Passes Away

Jerry Ash, former president and chairman of Sam Ash Music, passed away on July 6. He was 98 years old. Ash was born in Brookyln, New York, in 1925. A World War…

June 19, 2023

Former President of Ward-Brodt Passes Away

Janet Faulhaber, former president of Ward-Brodt Music in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, passed away on June 17, just three weeks short of her 102nd birthday. Faulhaber…

May 15, 2023

Former AMW CEO Musselman Passes Away

John Musselman, former CEO of American Way Marketing, passed away on May 1. He was 78. Musselman graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in business from…

March 02, 2023

Skip’s Music’s Skip Maggiora Passes Away

Arthur “Skip” Maggiora, who founded Sacramento, California-based Skip’s Music, passed away on Feb. 23 after a long battle with kidney disease. He was 75.…

January 16, 2023

Founding Partner of OMG Music Passes Away

Larry Greene, a founding partner of OMG Music, passed away Dec. 22, 2022. He was 72. Greene started in the MI industry with Silver Eagle in the 1980s. He went…

January 16, 2023

Konig & Meyer’s Martin Konig Passes Away

Martin Konig, managing partner of Konig & Meyer, has passed away, a few days ahead of his 87th birthday. Martin Konig remained a managing partner of Konig…