Costa Mesa, California, aged 86 and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas. He was survived by his wife, Sandra, of Santa Ana, California. His saxophone is currently used by the Arizona Opry. See also Kalamazoo, Michigan References External links Tex Beneke. – at Big Band Buddies. . 1914 births 2000 deaths American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists American jazz singers American jazz bandleaders Big band bandleaders Swing saxophonists Singers from Texas People from Fort Worth, Texas Amateur radio people RCA Victor artists 20th-century American singers 20th-century American saxophonists Jazz musicians from Texas 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Glenn Miller Orchestra members Hep Records artists