University City High School Alumni
University City, Missouri (MO)
In Memory of
Stan Ford
2026-2026
Born Oct 13, 2026, Stan Ford attended University City High School in University City, MO.
Class of 1975
Oct 13, 2026 - May 08, 2026
Oct 13, 2026 - May 08, 2026
Posted on FB by Leslie Young: Dear U. City Class of ‘75
It is with a heavy heart that I shared this news that our dear friend Dr. Stan Ford passed in his sleep on Friday, May 8th. He was in Marrakesh Morocco serving as an ? adjudicator at a piano competition and the next day Stan was to give a piano master class.
I visited Stan several times during the years in Salzburg. Stan was my traveling companion and he introduced me to places that he loved. Along our journey,? he introduced me to his friends, to opera singer Grace Bumbry who is from St. Louis. He shared so many aspects of his life with me during our visit. Always joyful, always giving he was. Truly a virtuoso pianist performing in various countries. What a great lost and a wonderful legacy in music that he leaves behind. I will miss my big brother indeed. A memorial service will be planned by his sister and classmates in the near future. Please keep his sister Sharon Ford in your prayers and his friends. Love you Stan! I am grateful for your life that you shared with me and to others.
Here’s a performance by Stan on his interpretation of a church hymn.
https://youtu.be/sp-odGp7acA?si=9fT0srfP8rKH3Hq_
It is with a heavy heart that I shared this news that our dear friend Dr. Stan Ford passed in his sleep on Friday, May 8th. He was in Marrakesh Morocco serving as an ? adjudicator at a piano competition and the next day Stan was to give a piano master class.
I visited Stan several times during the years in Salzburg. Stan was my traveling companion and he introduced me to places that he loved. Along our journey,? he introduced me to his friends, to opera singer Grace Bumbry who is from St. Louis. He shared so many aspects of his life with me during our visit. Always joyful, always giving he was. Truly a virtuoso pianist performing in various countries. What a great lost and a wonderful legacy in music that he leaves behind. I will miss my big brother indeed. A memorial service will be planned by his sister and classmates in the near future. Please keep his sister Sharon Ford in your prayers and his friends. Love you Stan! I am grateful for your life that you shared with me and to others.
Here’s a performance by Stan on his interpretation of a church hymn.
https://youtu.be/sp-odGp7acA?si=9fT0srfP8rKH3Hq_