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DOVI, Samuel C.
DOVI, Samuel C. (Galesburg, IL, Oct. 19, 1895---Dubuque, IA, November 26, 1940). A graduate of LORAS COLLEGE, Dovi specialized in the field of band music and later studied with some of the finest instructors in the nation.
Recognizing the benefit to youth of participating in band, he organized the Cadet Band in which all classes of elementary school participated. He also established the Loras College Band.
At the time of his death at "Melody Acres" along Rockdale Road, Dovi was a partner in the RENIER MUSIC HOUSE heading the band instrument and music division. He was the organizer of the American Legion Drum Corps and directed it for many years. Dovi also organized many area school bands.
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Source:
"Dovi's Funeral to be Thursday," The Telegraph-Herald, November 27, 1940, p. 1