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- A. Reginald Fink, 83 died Monday at home.
He was the husband of Hazel Holcombe Fink.
Longtime educator and musician he taught Spanish at William Penn Senior High School from 1925 until 1960. From 1960 to 1972, he was chairman of the foreign language department at York Suburban High School. He taught courses at Millersville University and at York College of Pennsylvania and from 1972 until his retirement in 1980, he taught at Alverna University of Reading.
He also taught violin privately and was director of the William Penn Senior High School Orchestra for a number of years. A charter member of York Symphony Orchestra, he was the first violinist for a number of years and served as concertmaster in 1964 and 1965. He also played with the Spring Garden Orchestra.
He was an originator and the first director of York Youth Symphony and continued as director for 12 years. He was recipient of the York Chorus Arion Award for his work with young people.
He was a 1922 graduate of William Penn Senior High School and a 1925 graduate of Pennsylvania State University. He did graduate work at John Hopkins University and also had studied at the University of Mexico.
He was recipient of a Ford Foundation award to study the historic Spanish missions in the West and during that time played for the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra.
He was a life member of the Musicians Union of York and a member of the national and Pennsylvania retired teachers associations. He was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, was director of the Sunday school orchestra for more than 25 years and also taught in the Sunday School.
Mr. fink, born in York, was a son of the late harry and Julia Hedges Fink.
survivors include:
Two sons Reginald H. Fink of Ohio and Philip H. Fink of Florida.
five grandchildren
A sister Henrietta L. McClellan of York.
viewing at Baumeister & Orcutt Mortuary Inc. funeral services at the mortuary. The Rev William A. Speers, his pastor will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Rose Cemetery.
York Dispatch March 22, 1988
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