Janice Maille Bullard

Janice (Jan) Maille Bullard, 79, passed away on July 27, 2018, at her home in Waterloo, IA. Born in Glens Falls, NY on December 28, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Addison A. Maille and Ruth Ellen Longdo Maille. She graduated from Fort Ann Central School in 1957, and was class valedictorian. She was also a piano student of the late Virginia deBlasiis. She married David H. Bullard II on January 2, 1963. Jan taught piano and organ lessons to countless students of all ages, performed as a member of several jazz ensembles including the Triads, and was organist and music director for 61 years at the Village Baptist Church in Fort Edward, NY. She was also a gifted composer. She was a member of ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers). Her music has been published by Theodore Presser Company, and Falls House Press will soon be releasing her Fantasies on Celtic Airs for flute and piano. Jan also accompanied for many productions with the Glens Falls Community Theater, working alongside her dear friend Catherine Gericke, and played for many school choir and string performances, working with her longtime friends Sunny Buchman and Barbara Guy. She touched so many lives through her music. In addition to her parents, Jan was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Maille; a sister, Diana Maille; and a beloved uncle, Ramon Longdo. Left to cherish Jan’s memory are her husband, David H. Bullard II; her daughters, Julia Bullard and Suzanne Bullard (Timothy Purdum); a grandson, Elliot Purdum; her brother, A. Robert Maille; her sisters-in-law, Lois Maille, Barbara Blee Maille, Phyllis Rateau, and Caroline Winn; several nieces and nephews; and countless former students and dear friends. At Jan’s request, there will be no service, but friends and family are invited to join us for a memorial reception at the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls, NY on Friday August 10 from 4-7 PM. Cremation and interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. Memorial donations may be made in Jan’s name to the Village Baptist Church of Fort Edward, NY, and to the University of Northern Iowa School of Music Janice Bullard Memorial Scholarship Fund. Arrangements are in the care of Richardson Funeral Home in Cedar Falls, IA – condolences may be left at richardsonfuneralservice.com.

Janice Maille Bullard

December 28, 1938 - July 27, 2018