Irving Sarin, a Vineyard visitor who had family ties on the Island, died on Oct. 10 at the age of 89.

Born Sept. 23, 1921 in Providence, R.I., he was the proud husband of Anne Elizabeth Sarin and father of four children: Elizabeth, Jennifer, Charles and Edward. He was an internationally recognized performance and recording artist whose stellar career not only included serving 18 years as first trumpet for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra but also included playing for the Israel Philharmonic, Radio City Music Hall, the MGM Concert Orchestra, the Stutt-gart Chamber Orchestra, the American Ballet Theatre, the National Symphony Watergate Concerts and the Boston Pops. Irving also had vast experience teaching at the university level and later inspired and taught countless youths ranging from elementary school through high school. Most importantly, however, Irving was a loving and never-ending inspiration to his four children. Always instilling the values of ambition, hard work and high ethical values, Irving encouraged his family to push their potential to their limits.

Raised in the famous whaling city of New Bedford, Irving obtained his first trumpet when he saw it in the window of a music store while shopping with his father. He pleaded with his father to buy him the trumpet and it was not long after that he was learning to play. Little did he know that years later, after enjoying tremendous success as a professional musician, he would write a book (which Anne, his wife, still has copies of today) called The Trumpet in the Window, a fascinating autobiographical book not only detailing his life from childhood to his retirement years but also underscoring the countless contacts and friendships he developed over his many years of playing and teaching. This included the likes of famous conductors such as Fritz Reiner, Leonard Bernstein, William Steinberg, Arthur Fiedler, Arthur Winegrad, Antal Dorati, Leopold Stokowski, Eugene Ormandy and many other renowned conductors and musicians.

Irving studied at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and at Julliard in New York city. At the age of 22, he began his career as a professional musician and later as a respected teacher. After retiring from performance and teaching, he lived in Westland, Mich., Livonia, Mich. and later Lake Ann, Mich. At the age of 85, Irving made his final move to Houghton Lake, Mich., with his wife to be near his youngest son, Edward, and two of his grandchildren.

Most notably, Irving shared 52 years of marriage with his beautiful and loving wife, Anne, an extremely accomplished musician as well, having studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and with instructors from Julliard, Yale and Harvard. Their marriage took them around the country and even included living abroad. Together they raised four beloved children, countless dogs and cats (most recently their beloved dog Poco and Irving’s personal nemesis, their cat Squeak). In his final years, Irving lived a quiet life with Anne but never lost his cutting edge and keen desire for deep, philosophical conversation and never ending analytical view of the world around him. Both qualities were not only his trademark but will be forever missed by those he has left behind.

Per Irving’s wishes cremation has taken place and the family will remember Irving privately. Please visit his Web page at lifestorynet.com to read his Life Story, print a memory folder, sign the guest book, upload a photo and share a message or memory. Arrangements are under the care of Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City, Mich.