Henry Cepluch had deep enthusiasm for regional arts

In addition to becoming a primary advocate for decades prior to the Fitton Center for Artistic Arts was developed, Cepluch and his girlfriend of 57 several years, Pat Ganz, have been founders of the Mad Anthony Theatre Enterprise in Hamilton, which was highly regarded across Ohio.

“It was exciting to develop a firm of actors and crew,” Ganz mentioned. “The aim was, ‘Let’s select the greatest folks we know to do these demonstrates that we cannot do any place else.’”

The man who was elevated in Hamilton’s Lindenwald neighborhood was kind, funny and individual with people today and “would delve deeply into meaning of performs,” she said.

The team performed hard functions, like those people of playwright Sam Shepard. Ganz, who was a drama trainer at Ross High School, put on plays at the Fitton Middle “that created all the funds, so he could do the performs that he desired to,” she stated.

Cepluch was born March 8, 1943, to Henry and Mary Rose (Burer) Cepluch. He graduated from Hamilton Catholic Higher University, and later on from Miami University and earning his Master’s degree in schooling from Xavier College.

He taught at Queen of Peace, Hopewell and Harrison elementary universities numerous a long time before retiring as a teacher and getting arts outreach director at the Fitton Center, placing artists in locations like the Booker T. Washington Group Heart, Boys & Women Club and Alzheimer’s units to support people today there.

He gained awards for acting and directing from the American Local community Theatre Association’s Cincinnati chapter.

The pair also labored with the Increased Hamilton Civic Theatre. Cepluch was a member of the Hamilton Wonderful Arts Hall of Fame and directed for the Hamilton Rotary Revels.

Cepluch “loved the arts, all of the arts, especially theater and audio,” Ganz reported. She termed him a extremely affected individual teacher a really avid reader. He also acted in other group groups, these as Middletown Lyric Theatre and the Stained Glass Theatre in Newport, Ky. And he recreated one of his favored roles, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof at La Comedia Evening meal Theatre in Springboro.

Ganz explained she met Cepluch by attending a community theater costume rehearsal when she was 18 and he was 21. He asked her to rehearse lines with him. Years later on, he exposed his cleverness: By that rehearsal, he knew all his traces.

It was the best select-up line Ganz at any time read, she stated with a chortle.

Cepluch experienced 4 brothers: Bob (Patty) Cepluch Don (Betty) Cepluch Dick (Joyce) Cepluch and Steve Cepluch. Their sister, Mary Lou Nichols, was buried a short while ago.

Visitation will be 1-3 p.m. Wednesday at Brown Dawson Flick Funeral Dwelling on Millville Avenue with a services at 3 p.m. Instead of bouquets, people may donate to Animal Good friends Humane Society, 1820 Princeton Highway, Hamilton, OH 45011 Better Hamilton Civic Theatre, 215 S. Third St., Hamilton, OH 45011 or Lane Public Library, 300 N. Third St., Hamilton, OH 45011.