YOUNGSTOWN-Walter Mayhall has passed away at the age ninety-one. An outstanding flutist, at a young age he played in the Cleveland Orchestra and the Kansas City Symphony.  In Youngstown he was principle flute in the Youngstown Symphony, as well as serving as personnel manager for several years. He was well-known as a flute teacher at the Cleveland Music School Settlement in Cleveland and was Professor of Flute at Youngstown State University until his retirement. Over the years he taught well over 300 flute students, here and in Cleveland.  As a specialist in Johann Sebastian Bach he conducted many of Bach's work including the B Minor Mass, the St. John Passion, over fifty Bach's cantatas, as well as many of the Bach and Mozart piano concertos, in which he performed both as conductor and flutist in the Bach concertos.  While at Youngstown State University, in addition to teaching flute, he taught woodwind chamber literature and established a Collegium Musicum for early music. As a faculty member he was the flutist in the Dana Woodwind Quintet. He was also an active member of the YSU community, increasing the size and influence of the YSU Music Library. Mr. Mayhall was also chairman of the university library committee, establishing a formula for the distribution of funds for all the academic departments of the university. He was the only faculty member in the state to serve on the committee that established OhioLink, the online collective library catalog for Ohio universities and colleges.  His interest in books led him, together with his wife, Marcellene, to create a major library of some 17,000 items relating to Johann Sebastian Bach, his family and students, performance practice and musical history of the 18th century, including many rare books and scores from the period. The Mayhall library has recently been purchased by the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing China.  Mr. Mayhall was an avid woodworker and musical instrument builder. In addition to building an 18th century style fortepiano and harpsichord, he built shelves and bookcases to house the Mayhall library and built (replicating) the garage doors in the historic house on the Northside.  He was an ardent community activist, helping to create the Northside Historic District. Together with the North Side Citizens Committee he instigated the restoration of the Rayen Stadium contracting for the wrought iron fence and replacement of the stadium seats. Serving as a volunteer contractor he restored several houses on the North Side in the Historic District.  Mr. Mayhall was a skilled amateur photographer. He photographed many of the opera production at YSU as well as photographing landscapes and buildings both locally and on his travels.  Mr. Mayhall is survived by his wife, Marcellene, his son, Douglas Mayhall, his daughter Deborah Bradshaw, his sister, Janet Pashin, and the many students, friends and colleagues whose lives he touched.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 30th at 1:00 p.m. at the First Unitarian Universalist Church on Elm Street in Youngstown.  Thoughts and condolences may be sent to the funeral home website www.mccauleyfuneral.com.   Arrangements by The McCauley Funeral Home serving the valley for more than 114 years!

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