A Special "Thank You" to Chris Naughtin
Back in June 2015 we lost one of our Kingsmen brothers, Chris Naughtin. Chris had a deep love for The Kingsmen and the drum corps activity. Chris attended Millikan High school in Long Beach and was part of their ROTC program where he performed with the rifle drill team. This is where he was first introduced to the drum corps activity at various local parades. Chris soon found himself in the Lakewood Diplomats. Like many others of us, Chris moved on to the Anaheim Kingsmen in 1972 and performed in a very good cymbal line to win the first DCI Championship. Chris continued to practice and he found himself in the bass drum line of the 1973 Kingsmen. We became very good friends that year and we taught the Los Caballeros youth band together. I started giving him lessons and he continued to improve as a percussionist. Chris soon found himself in The Kingsmen tympani line as part of one of the top two drum lines in 1974.
Chris was financially very solid and made several anonymous donations to the Kingsmen Alumni Corps (KAC) as well as The Kingsmen Drumline & Colorguard (Junior Corps) effort after the conclusion of the alumni corps project. I had many conversations with Chris over the years about making donations to the current organization, Kingsmen StarCorps, Inc. These always included naming the organization as a beneficiary in his trust.
Sadly after Chris passed away, I heard from one of the trust attorneys that The Kingsmen StarCorps was named in his final will. The current organization headed up by Tim Benge has received the trust donation and has since opted for an investment, and at this current time, will fund underprivileged kids scholarships in various music and visual arts programs including the drum corps activity. The future of any Kingsmen performing unit will be up to the current board of directors of the Kingsmen StarCorps.
In honor of Chris and his mother Caroline, who was a uniform volunteer in 1972, and his father Howard, these scholarships will be referred to as the "Naughtin Memorial Scholarship".
Jim Whobrey, June 2017
Kingsmen Memorial
| This Memorial is dedicated in remembrance of Kingsmen members, parents and staff (year listed is at their height of performance) |
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| Members | |
 Al Marion ~2015 |
1976 Soprano 1977-1978, Visual Staff |
| Art West | 1974 Mellophone |
| Barbara Fischer | 1970 Rifle |
| Bart Cromwell 1951 ~ 2011 |
2006 & 2007 KAC Baritone 2010 KSC Drum Major |
| Becky Werner-Fulton 1962 ~ 2010 |
1976 & 2007 Flag |
| Ben Fields | 1982 Euphonium |
| Bob "Whitey" Hart ~ 2012 |
1973 Snare |
| Brad Wright ~ 2013 |
1976-1978 Soprano/Baritone |
| Carl Blackman | 1974 Baritone |
| Chris Hamilton | 1969 Flag |
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Chris Naughtin |
1972 Cymbals |
Chuck Madrigal ~ 2015 |
1976 Cymbals |
| Dan Veal | 1982 Quad Tenor |
| Debbie Sergeant | 1977/78 Rifle |
| Doug "Pooh Bear" Kenyon 1960 ~ 2013 |
2007 KAC Baritone |
| Edward Crew 1964 ~ 2012 |
1982/2007 Tenor |
| Ed Slauson | 1972 Timpani |
| Emrick Franklin | 1976 Mellophone |
| Frank Marin | 1977 Contra |
| Gary Van Pelt 1954 ~ 2011 |
2007 KAC Contra |
| Jackie Yee | 1976 Rifle |
| Janet Dunmore | 1982 Guard |
| Jim "Jimmy" Campbell | 1970 & 1973 Baritone |
| Jim Good 1952 ~ 2014 |
1972 Drum Major & 2006 KAC Drum Major |
| Jim Weigner | 1978 Soprano |
| John Jay Park 1925 ~ 2009 |
1971-1974 Quartermaster & 2007 Natl Squad |
| Jon Van Deventer | 1970 French Horn/Drum Major |
Ken Nease 1952 ~ 2015 |
1967-1970 Baritone & 2006 KAC Baritone |
| Margaret Sedillo | 1972 Flag |
| Mark Howes | 1977 Soprano |
| Mark Valerio | 1972 Cymbal |
| Michelle Mueller Senesac 1965 ~ 2013 |
1983 Flag/2007 KAC Flag |
Mike McCool 1957 ~ 2015 |
1973-1974 Mellophone 1976-1978 M&M Staff |
| Mike Nusskern | 1970 Bass |
| Mike Serrano 1953 ~ 2012 |
1976 Soprano/2007 KAC |
| Paul "PJ" Jasionowski 1962 ~ 2011 |
2007 KAC Concert Timpani |
| Perry Raulli | 1974 Soprano |
| Richard Bidwell | 1974 Baritone |
Richard Davis 1949 ~ 2015 |
1968-1970 Milford Shoreliners/2007 KAC Contra |
| Rick Montijo | 1976 Mellophone |
| Roberta Pixley | 1972 Flag |
| Ron Cain ~ 2013 |
1973-1974 Soprano Soloist |
| Ron Stohler | 1967 Soprano |
| Ron Valencia | 1971 Baritone |
| Stanley (Randy) Knaub | 1970 Mellophone |
| Steve Adams | 1972 Soprano |
| Taisto Tilman | 1969 French Horn |
| Terry Walker | 1972 Snare |
| Tim Achin | 1982 Snare |
Tom Tewes 1957 ~ 2015 |
1973-1974 Baritone |
| Parents and Staff | |
| Albert Wilson | Parent Volunteer 1969 |
| Bernice Porter | Uniforms/Board Member 1971 |
| Betty Adkins | Parent Volunteer 1976 |
| Betty Rotsch | Music Copyist 1965 |
| Bill Buice | Quartermaster 1965-1969 |
| Bill Masters | Quartermaster 1972 |
| Bobby Hoffman | Drill Design 1974 |
| Bruce Leo | Director 1978 |
| Caroline Naughtin | Parent Volunteer 1972 |
| Clarence Braga | Parent Volunteer 1976-1978 |
| David Adkins | Parent Volunteer 1976 |
| Dean Thomas | Quartermaster 1972 |
| Doc Caron | Chaperone and Photographer |
| Don Buckley | Quartermaster 1967 |
| Don Wells | Director 1974 |
| Don Wilbur | Parent Volunteer |
| Donald A. Porter | Founder&Director 1971 |
| Donald Palinsky | Board Member 1971 |
| Ed Balluck Sr. | Quartermaster 1964-67 |
| Edwin McAdams | Board Member |
| Fred Sanford | Drum Instuctor 1967 |
| Gene Rotsch | Brass Instructor 1965 |
| George Popp | Parent Volunteer 1971 |
| Harvey Nash | Board Member 1972 |
| Helen Brokke | Parent Volunteer 1969-1974 |
| Howard Brokke | Parent Volunteer 1969-1974 |
| Jerry Kerby | Percussion Instructor 1973 |
| Jess Hubbard | Parent Volunteer 1967-1972 |
| Jimmy J. Wyatt | Quartermaster 1978 |
| Joe Martinez | Marching Staff 1970 |
| Kenneth E. Nease | Board Member 1971 |
| Leonard "Rocky" Melton | Quartermaster 1977 |
| Margaret Nease | Board Member 1971 |
| Margaret Wilson | Parent Volunteer 1969 |
| Margie Finklea | 1967-1970 Corps Nurse |
| May Geimann | Board Member 1978 |
| Mike Powers | 1973-1974 Parent Volunteer |
| Otto Langer | Chuckwagon Cook 1971 |
| Paul Devlin | Parent Volunteer |
| Paul Pouliot | Quartermaster 1972 |
| Pete Cost | Quartermaster 1972 |
| Raymond Rieke | Board Chairman 1972 |
| Robert W. Douglas | Parent Volunteer 1967-1972 |
| Robert Palmer | Big Blue Editor 1971 |
| Ralph Petersen | Parent Volunteer 1970 |
| Ruth Balluck | Uniforms 1964-1967 |
| Sam Hamilton | Instructor/Brass Arranger 1965-1966 |
| Thelma "Sam" Tyler | Parent Volunteer 1977 |
| ~ Spectemur Agendo ~ | |
Please update the memorial page
Please update the memorial page.
It looks like it has not been updated since 2015.
Regards,
Gary Kean
A Special "Thank You" to Chris Naughtin
Back in June 2015 we lost one of our Kingsmen brothers, Chris Naughtin. Chris had a deep love for The Kingsmen and the drum corps activity. Chris attended Millikan High school in Long Beach and was part of their ROTC program where he performed with the rifle drill team. This is where he was first introduced to the drum corps activity at various local parades. Chris soon found himself in the Lakewood Diplomats. Like many others of us, Chris moved on to the Anaheim Kingsmen in 1972 and performed in a very good cymbal line to win the first DCI Championship. Chris continued to practice and he found himself in the bass drum line of the 1973 Kingsmen. We became very good friends that year and we taught the Los Caballeros youth band together. I started giving him lessons and he continued to improve as a percussionist. Chris soon found himself in The Kingsmen tympani line as part of one of the top two drum lines in 1974.
Chris was financially very solid and made several anonymous donations to the Kingsmen Alumni Corps (KAC) as well as The Kingsmen Drumline & Colorguard (Junior Corps) effort after the conclusion of the alumni corps project. I had many conversations with Chris over the years about making donations to the current organization, Kingsmen StarCorps, Inc. These always included naming the organization as a beneficiary in his trust.
Sadly after Chris passed away, I heard from one of the trust attorneys that The Kingsmen StarCorps was named in his final will. The current organization headed up by Tim Benge has received the trust donation and has since opted for an investment, and at this current time, will fund underprivileged kids scholarships in various music and visual arts programs including the drum corps activity. The future of any Kingsmen performing unit will be up to the current board of directors of the Kingsmen StarCorps.
In honor of Chris and his mother Caroline, who was a uniform volunteer in 1972, and his father Howard, these scholarships will be referred to as the "Naughtin Memorial Scholarship".
Jim Whobrey, June 2017