With deep sadness I must report the passing of one of our members.
ce blues (Clair Edward Solberg) was lost to us on New Year's Eve of an embolism. He was home alone in his apartment and had been very ill for many weeks. He was laid to rest a week ago, today, in Rose Hills Cemetery in Whittier, CA.
At his funeral, at Calvary Chapel - Fullerton, CA, one friend's testimonial recalled CE's request several years ago to join their guitar club. When asked if he played, CE modestly said, "Oh, some." :wink:
A little later in the service, a young man played a wonderful solo on CE's own Guild D-30, which the young man had been given as a gift some time ago.
Clair had not even told most of his friends and family he was sick. A few people at his church knew, and they had been looking in on him and helping out. The last time I saw him was in August, when we played together at the local open mic. He was very upbeat that evening. He had been working at a new job for several months, helping elderly clients of a tax firm prepare their returns. He reported that he loved it! He was also excited about Guitars For Vets and was looking forward to a chapter opening in SoCal. CE was a US Army veteran who served in Vietnam.
I met his mother and sister at the funeral, and learned they did not have copies of the two CDs he had self-produced in the last couple years, so I'm getting those in the mail to them right away.
He was a fine player and a friend. I'm going to miss him.
ce blues (Clair Edward Solberg) was lost to us on New Year's Eve of an embolism. He was home alone in his apartment and had been very ill for many weeks. He was laid to rest a week ago, today, in Rose Hills Cemetery in Whittier, CA.
At his funeral, at Calvary Chapel - Fullerton, CA, one friend's testimonial recalled CE's request several years ago to join their guitar club. When asked if he played, CE modestly said, "Oh, some." :wink:
A little later in the service, a young man played a wonderful solo on CE's own Guild D-30, which the young man had been given as a gift some time ago.
Clair had not even told most of his friends and family he was sick. A few people at his church knew, and they had been looking in on him and helping out. The last time I saw him was in August, when we played together at the local open mic. He was very upbeat that evening. He had been working at a new job for several months, helping elderly clients of a tax firm prepare their returns. He reported that he loved it! He was also excited about Guitars For Vets and was looking forward to a chapter opening in SoCal. CE was a US Army veteran who served in Vietnam.
I met his mother and sister at the funeral, and learned they did not have copies of the two CDs he had self-produced in the last couple years, so I'm getting those in the mail to them right away.
He was a fine player and a friend. I'm going to miss him.
