Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Deepest condolences to Tony’s family and friends. Though not a musical boy by any stretch of the imagination, I did play an almost respectable trumpet as a teenager. As a result, I fell under Tony’s tutelage in the concert band, and to a lesser degree, in the cadet band. He was a great teacher and kind as well (at that time, not a necessary virtue in a TCS Master). He took his job very seriously, it seemed to me. At one point, he had his stopwatch out while the cadet band was drilling, and told me that our cadence was a bit short of the 120 per minute needed. Being 17, I thought,”Who cares? 112 seems fine to me”. Of course, he was right, and I was happy to be able to tell him so at our 50th reunion a few years ago.
John Carsley TCS 1968
