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Virginia Nylander Ebinger, 79, died in Albuquerque, NM on December 18, 2008. She is survived by Gene, her husband of 51 years; son Michael and wife Britt Ravnan of Santa Fe, NM; son John of Phoenix, AZ; daughter Annie Apodaca and husband Victor of Santa Fe, NM; daughter Mary Ebinger and husband Dan Nicol of Rio Rancho, NM; and five grandchildren, Mary Apodaca (20), Carl Ebinger (18); Philip Apodaca (17) Timothy Ebinger (15), Justin Archuleta (11); and one step-granddaughter, Chelsey Nicol (13). Virginia (Ginny) was born January 23, 1929 in Tucumcari, NM, graduated Tucumcari Rattler in 1947, and received BA and MS music degrees from Texas Christian University for Women in Denton, TX. She taught elementary school music in Mississippi and Texas then moved to Los Alamos, NM in 1954 where she taught and lived until 2007. She met Gene in Los Alamos, and they married June 8, 1957. Ginny interrupted her life as a music educator to raise four children, but returned to teaching in 1971. On her return she discovered the Orff-Schulwerk method of music education. Her passion to teach spanned 35 years as she brought Orff-Schulwerk to an international cadre of educators and reached many people through her work. She served as the president of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA) in the United States, received the AOSA Distinguished Service Award in 2006, and remained a member until her death. Ginny also authored several books on music of different areas, and her most recent book, "Aguinaldos" was published by Sunstone Press in December, 2008. A Memorial Service with Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church in Los Alamos, NM at 1 p.m., Saturday, December 27, 2008; Private Interment will follow the Service. In lieu of flowers, the Ebinger family requests donations be made to the New Mexico Cancer Center, 4901 Lang Ave, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, or to another charitable organization supporting cancer research, treatment, or hospice.
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