Irene D Muse

Irene was born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 27, 1938 to Stanley and Louise Dziekan. She was the

youngest child, having 5 older brothers. She graduated from St. Albans Catholic High School in

1956, having made the Honor Roll. After high school, she sang with the Pittsburgh Opera in the

theater in the round.

In 1959 she moved to Miami, FL where she met her future husband, Roland Muse, and sang with

the Miami Opera Co. Later she went to work for International Cosmetics Firm (Avon) and, in 1979,

moved her family to Atlanta, GA where she became an instructor for newly hired management

personnel with Avon. After leaving the cosmetics industry, she managed a salon spa before opening

a full service salon (Future Hair) with her husband in Norcross, GA - employing 20 stylists and

manicurists.

Irene went back to school and earned degrees from Georgia Technical College and Georgia State

University Teacher Institute. She instructed at Gwinnett Technical College and Maxwell High

School, earning Teacher of the Year at Maxwell High School in 2002. Overall, she taught for 17

years, preparing students for state licensing.

She is survived by her three children: Lorina Lee (Greg), Valarie Goodwin (Joey), and Scott Muse

(Cassie), seven grandchildren: Ashley Moon, Clifford Goodwin, Melissa Sartin, Bradley Frankford,

Collin Frankford, Dustin Muse, Tiffany Jacobs, and 10 Great-Grandchildren.

She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Lawrenceville, GA and a devout, practicing

Catholic.

Her greatest joys were traveling with her husband and spending time with her family. She shared

that her greatest accomplishments in life were her over 60-year marriage to Roland, raising three

successful children, loving all of her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and dog (Ruby), and

seeing success in her family and students.