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Jean "Mitzie" Butz James and the Butz Foundation donated a 48-bell Petit & Fritsen carillon in memory of her father, Theodore C. Butz.
The carillon was
dedicated on October 19, 1986 with a recital given by Wylie Crawford.
References
1953 Theodore
Butz (16 Aug 1887 - 24 Sep 1953) grave
1953 "Theodore C. Butz," Chicago Tribune, September 25, 1953, Page 60.
1986 "Bells
of Glencoe," Chicago Tribune, October 12, 1986, Page 15-11
One of the few hand-played carillons in North America will be dedicated at
3 p.m. next Sunday at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe. The Theodore C.
Butz Memorial Carillon's dedication will be accompanied by a concert,
performed by Wylie Crawford, carillonneur of the University of Chicago
Rockefellar Chapel.
2007 Jean “Mitzie” Butz James (15 Oct 1918 - 18 Aug 2007) grave
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