This section is dedicated to the memory of our beloved band members that have left us to play their beautiful music across the heavenly shores.

Gerald Bassitt (1990), Baritone

E.B. “Jitney” Blankenbecler (1998), Bassoon

Donald Canestrari (2017), Tenor Saxophone

Scott Champney (2025), Percussion

Garnett Day (2019), Percussion

Vincent Dial (2022), Percussion

Lindon Hamrick (2013), Trombone

Roxanne Haskill (2021), Conductor & French Horn

Fred Humphreys (2006), Conductor

Carroll Jones (2024), Clarinet

Darwin Kilby (2005), Trumpet

Herb Kilgus (2020), Clarinet

Derry Koob (2022), Clarinet

John Lawson (2007), Clarinet

Smokey Maggard (2016), Trombone

Myrna Martin (2024), Trumpet

John Mathis (1987), Trumpet

Bill Mayberry (2004), Bari & Tenor Saxophone

Estella Mayo (2012), French Horn

Bill Medearis (2007), Trombone

Larry Morris (2024), French Horn

Jerry Roberts (2014), Saxophone

Gary Robertz (2023), Bassoon

Howard Rorher (2024), Clarinet

Jerry Rose (2024), Trombone

Herman Stribling (2014), Piccolo

Eloise Whitson (1995), Trombone

David F. Williams (2021), Saxophone

Sue Zabala (2024), Oboe

Doug Zimmerman (2018), Trumpet

The song is ended (but the melody lingers on). ~Irving Berlin