San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Aurey, Zil June 20, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Vickie Stone VctrStV4U@aol.com June 23, 2005, 4:32 pm Lodi News-Sentinel June 23, 2005 Zil Aurey Zil Dean Aurey, 71, of Galt, died June 20 in his home following a lengthy illness. He was born March 26, 1934, in Colorado. Mr. Aurey worked on ranches until he joined the Air Force during the Korean War, where he was injured in a plane crash. He received a masters degree in broadcast engineering and later, formed the Zil Aurey Trio, where he played the guitar, vibes, piano and accordion. He also managed two quartets and played country, swing, pop, jazz, modern and classical. He was an avid musician and enjoyed teaching the accordion. He is survived by his long-time companion, Lucky Watts, of Galt. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. Committal will follow at Galt Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Ben Salas Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/aurey8122gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb