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Mrs. and Mr.David Nyv al l, J r.
M r.Nyv al l dire ct in g th ech or us
fo rTH EGOLD EN JUBI LE E,19 57 .
IN
MEMOR I
Mr. Nyv al lha s le ft us be au tif ulmemo rie
s.Hewas ou r devo ted
fr iend ,and he re he fo un dinsp ira tio nfrom th e ex am pl eof the Re
lig ious an d in th e se renit yof God 'spre sen
ce.Hecould hav e suc
ceeded in sev era l arts ,bu t mus ic wa s th e on e he love d.His wo rk at
De Pa ul Un ive rsityand in the Ch ica go pu bl icschoolswa s no tab le.
The concert s he ga ve on tour s and in Ch ica go we re cons ide red
ou ts ta nd ing ex am pl esof wha tcan be do ne in th e mu sicaleduc at ion
of ch ild ren.
Thema n himself wa s gre at er tha n his wor k.Alth ou ghhe ho no red
God , wa s devo ted to Family and fr iends, an d wa s enra pt ur edby
beauty , he fe lt th e cal l of someth ingbeyond th e horiz on.Like Bloy,
Ches ter tonand Mar ita in ,he was a pi lgrim of th e Ab so lut
e.Very
simply he fo llowe dthe lig ht and came fac e to fac e wi th Him wh o
draw s all th ingsun toHims elf .
Co r ad Co r lo qui tu r.
M
r.Nyva llin his st ud ioat th e Col leg e.
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