▁and ▁leg ends ▁of ▁the ▁continu ing ▁rag time ▁tradition . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁ ▁T ichen or ' s ▁house ▁had ▁become ▁ren owned ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁one ▁could ▁hear ▁hours ▁of ▁excellent ▁music ▁by ▁both ▁amateur ▁and ▁professional ▁rag time ▁mus icians . ▁He ▁received ▁encourag ement ▁to ▁himself ▁become ▁a ▁professional ▁music ian . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁he ▁married ▁Jean ette . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁Virginia ▁( 1 9 6 6 ) ▁and ▁Andrew ▁( 1 9 6 9 ). ▁Jean ette ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Both ▁children ▁are ▁professional ▁mus icians , ▁and ▁Virginia ▁T ichen or ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁rag time ▁music ian . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Tre bor ▁T ichen or ▁suffered ▁a ▁massive ▁c ere br al ▁hem or rh age ▁that ▁left ▁him ▁deb il itated ▁and ▁hospital ized . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁recovery ▁he ▁died ▁at ▁La C le de ▁Gro ves ▁Re h abil itation ▁Center ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 4 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Performance ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁with ▁three ▁other ▁mus icians , ▁Al ▁Str icker ▁( voice , ▁ban jo ), ▁Don ▁Franz ▁( t uba ), ▁and ▁Bill ▁Mason ▁( tr ump et ), ▁T ichen or ▁formed ▁the