A8 Alum Bob Abernethy, Longtime NBC Broadcaster & PBS Host Dies at 93
The Augmented 8 notes with sadness, the passing of our distinguished alumnus, Bob Abernethy, on May 2, 2021, who enjoyed [...]
Remembering Scott O’Gorman
Scott O’Gorman, who died April 3, 2020 at the age of 87, was a beloved member of the Augmented 8. He sang with the group for over forty years from 1964 to the early 2000’s.
Augmented 8 Co-Founder, Wilfred “Bill” Koplowitz, Dies at 94
We celebrate the life and mourn the loss of Bill Koplowitz, who died peacefully at home on September 26th. Loving husband of the late Maria Albanese Koplowitz, a cherished brother, father, grandfather and friend to many, we were graced with Bill’s intelligence, wit, humor and generosity for 94 years.
Remembering Johnnie Hanes
On June 9, 2018, John Wesley Hanes, Jr. age 93, departed this world peacefully at his own home with his […]
Founding member, stalwart bass, John M. Kauffmann dies at 91
John Michael Kauffmann, 91, died peacefully at his Yarmouth, Maine, home on November 16, 2014. Born in Champaign, Illinois, John […]
Memorial Service for Wat Stewart
n 1957, he founded the Spring Sing, an annual gathering of a cappella groups from around the country that continues today under the auspices of the American A Cappella Alliance.
Jonathan Welsh Sloat
Died at home of heart failure Saturday, June 28, 2003. Beloved husband of Jane Roberts Sloat; stepfather of Pamela DeGraff […]
John Small Winder, Jr. EPA Enforcement Official
John Small Winder Jr., 59, national coordinator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s office of site remediation enforcement, died of cardiac […]
Pierre Beauregard III
Banker and Property Manager Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard III, 67, a former area banker and property manager who operated his […]