Earlier this year, I attended the funeral of my high school piano teacher. Mrs. Gunning, as her students called her, was a masterful teacher, pianist and organist. In addition to running a private studio, she taught at the university level, served as a keyboardist for the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, was the accompanist for the New Mexico Symphony Chorus and was the organist for the church I attended through high school. Mrs. Gunning and I continued our friendship after high school until her death at age 79. As such, I was one of a handful of former students who had the pleasure of calling her Maribeth.