 Many of his former students now perform in leading symphony orchestras all over the world including principal oboe and English horn players in Chicago Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Orquestra Simfonica de Barcelona, the Boston Pops, and Israel Philharmonic.He died at age 85 in a hospice in Massachusetts of primary lateral sclerosis.His wife, Sydelle, was Director of the Boston Ballet School, the school of Boston Ballet Company.