On October 31, we received the following from NAMM‘s Dan Del Fiorentino:
Mari Mach passed away peacefully in Elkhart, Indiana Thursday morning. She was 91 years old.
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Mari spent nearly 40 years in the music industry in and around Elkhart. She began her career in the sales department working for C. G. Conn for four years before being offered a job at the Gemeinhardt Flute Company. While at Gemeinhardt, she worked with Danny Henkin, who was then the advertising manager before he purchased the company. She later worked with Glenn Holtz who reflected back on his 20 years alongside Mari. “She was a powerful partner to me. She had an instinct as to what was going on in our business. And yes, she made me look good.”
