We remember Marcia Zoffuto
Zoffuto, Marcia McEntyre A very loving and caring mother, daughter, sister and friend, passed away Sunday, August 17, at Medical City Hospital in Dallas. She grew up in Odessa, Texas and graduated from Permian High School in 1967. In 1968, as a student at West Texas State University she was a winner in the Amarillo Symphony Young Artists competition. She was chosen Miss West Texas in the Odessa pageant and went on to win the talent category and a finalist in the Miss Texas Pageant in Fort Worth. She earned a bachelor of music education degree from West Texas State University in 1972. An exceptionally talented musician and teacher, Marcia served as band director in schools in Highland Park, Richardson, Texas, Sam Houston Middle School in Garland and more recently from 1998 to 2008 was band director at Coyle Middle School in Garland, Texas. The Coyle Middle School band under her direction received many honors, including consistent UIL Sweepstakes and "Best in Class" awards at various festivals. On two occasions the Coyle Band won the CC State Honor Band competition and performed at the Texas Music Educators Convention. The band was invited to perform at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois; the Western International Band Clinic in Seattle Washington, and in 2008 the Coyle Band was the only middle school asked to perform at the BOA Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. In March, 2008, in Miami, Florida, Marcia was invited to become a member of The American Bandmasters Association. On May 10, 2008, at Bass Hall in Fort Worth, Marcia was awarded the prestigious Bayard H. Friedman Hero Award for being the most outstanding Band Teacher in North Texas. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 11AM at the First Methodist Church, 4405 Main Street, Rowlett, Texas, officiated by Dretha Burris. There will be a graveside service in Odessa on Thursday, August 21, 2008, 2PM at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Marcia is survived by her parents, J. R. and Evelyn McEntyre of Odessa; her sister, Janis Ann Naae, of Sugar Land, Texas; her children Kristen and James Sharp of Chicago, Illinois, Anne Marie Zoffuto of Canyon, Texas, Megan Zoffuto, of San Antonio, and Mac Zoffuto of Dallas and two grandsons, Hudson Sharp and Isaac Sharp, two nieces, Rachel Maneli and Sarah Maneli; two nephews, John Riley McEntyre and Ethan McEntyre. Marcia was preceded in death by her brother David Wayne McEntyre, and her brother John Howard McEntyre. The family suggests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to a scholarship fund for Marcia Zoffuto, which may be sent to Coyle Middle School, Rowlett, Texas, 4500 Skyline, Rowlett, Texas 75088 or to the charity of the donor's choice.