Eileen Dass

ROCHESTER - Eileen Donna Maria (Nesbitt) Dass, 70, passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009, at her home in Rochester. Eileen was born Feb. 20, 1939, in Denver, N.Y., to Frederick and Lillian Nesbitt. She was raised by her beloved grandparents, Leon and Bertha Kittle in Denver and Roxbury, N.Y.She graduated from Roxbury Central High School in 1956, where she was a cheerleader, loved softball, dancing and was an avid gymnast and played clarinet for the high school band. She graduated with honors from Ulster County Community College in music and had a life-long love of music. Her favorite music was Piano concerto 21 by Mozart. After her five children were grown, she divorced and moved to New Jersey in 1981, where as a music teacher she taught piano, organ, clarinet, flute and saxophone in her home to students of all ages. She had a natural talent for teaching and bringing out the best in her students. She was so much in demand that she had a waiting list of students who wanted to have her as...