A. JOHN BARTIS ’46

A. JOHN BARTIS, 87, , a professional singer, vocal coach, and theater arts instructor, died Aug. 24, 2011. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he was a U.S. Navy veteran and attended graduate school at Yale University. He appeared in several Broadway productions and was one of New York’s foremost vocal coaches. From 1974 to 1981 he taught at Choate Rosemary Hall. With his companion, the late Arthur Partington, he started the Connecticut Academy of Dance and Theatre before retiring to Southwest Florida, where he continued to teach. Among those who survive are his brother and several nieces and nephews.