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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
December Birthdays!
Happy Birthday to all of our Alumni born in December!
Full Name | Corps/Years | KAC |
---|---|---|
Armando Ayala | 76-78 Snare | |
Ashley Newton | 74 Baritone | 2007: B35 |
Bill Johnson | 74 Mallets | |
Bob Powers | 71-72 Crusaders 73 French Horn | 2007: H3 |
Cal Laub | 76-77 Baritone | |
Cindy Richter Gau | 78 Flag | |
Curt Jones | 85-86 Euphonium | |
Debbie Pouliot Clark | 67-72 Flag | 2007: F3 |
Debra Trotter Peterson | 83 Rifle 04-06 Renegades | 2007: R17 |
Donna Lynn Jackson | 74 flag 76 rifle | 2007: R12 |
Gary Lee | 68-74 VK (SISTER SHERYL LEE IN KINGSMEN 72) | 2007: S36 |
Jennifer Barrow Bullington | 89/90 Flag | |
June Kellog Cromwell | 67-71 Flag | 2007: F18 |
Karen Anderson Wraight | 65-68 Captain | 2007: G1 |
Kathy Serksnis | 77-79 Santa Clara Vanguard Rifle | 2007: R6 |
Katrina Murray | Brenda's daughter | 2007: H10 |
Kevin Monahan | SCV 79/80 | 2007: B7 |
Larry Chico Eiffert | 72 Soprano 73 Tenor(tri) | 2007: $1 |
Merry Wilbur Medvec | 71 Flag 72 Rifle 73 Flag | 2007: N15 |
Mike Hubbard | 67-68 Tenor 69-72 Snare | |
Peg Bishop | 78-79 Guardsmen 03-06 Royal Aires | 2007: R21 |
Ralph Marsh | 64-75 Blue Stars 03 Royal-Aires 04 Renegades | 2007: S42 |
Randy Palmer | 71 Baritone | 2007: B17 |
Robert Buckley | 1964-1967 Drum Major | |
Ron Barbee | CSULB Alumni Trumpet | 2007: S5 |
Starla Pool Robertson | 67-70 Flag | |
Tim Martin | 78 Soprano | |
Timothy Van Keuren | 78-82 Capital Freelancers Baritone | 2007: B42 |
Tony Lopez | 78 Soprano | 2007: S14 |
Tony Ricotta | 74 Soprano 78 SCV | 2007: S30 |
Walter Powell | 88 Kingsmen 89 SuncoastSound 90/'91/'92 SCV |
October Birthdays
Happy Birthday to all of our Alumni born in October!
Full Name | Corps/Years | KAC |
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Barbara Gorton Parish | 76-77 Flag | |
Bill Geimann | 76-78 Kingsmen 79-82 Blue Devils | 2007: Y2 |
Bill McGaffey | 62-69 Tenor | |
Bob Beachin | 1974 Soprano | 2007: S31 |
Byron Smith | 75-76 Snare | |
Christi Bennett Ennaco | 82 Flag | 2007: F24 |
Curt Bauer | 77-78 Mellophone | |
Dale Lofgren | 73 Tenor 74 Snare | 2007: $9 |
Dana Trueblood Chogyoji | 63-64 Anaheim Scouts 65-66 VK | |
David Adkins | 75-76 Snare | 2007: $13 |
David Weir | 80 Freelancers Soprano | 2007: S2 |
Eric Ferdman | 77-78 Mellophone 81 Blue Devils | 2007: M10 |
Garrison Kean | 68-70 French Horn 73-74 DM 76-78 Brass Instructor | 2007: Corps Director |
Glen Lucero | 64-66 VK 03 Dream Snare | 2007: D3 |
Greg Marderos | 74 B Corps 76-78 Mellophone | 2007: H7 |
Janice West Ortiz | 70 Flag | 2007: N12 |
Jeff Glahn | 83 French Horn | |
Jerry Clark | LBUSD | 2007: T3 |
Jim Fitzgerald | 79 Milford Shoreliners 03-05 Renegades | 2007: B13 |
Jim Maitland | 65-70 Cymbals | |
Jim Silverstein Stevenson | 72-73 Mellophone 76-78 M&M Staff | |
John Cappelletty | 76 Soprano | |
Ken Van Wuyckhuyse | 73-74 Soprano | 2007: S10 |
Kim Humburg | 74 Flag | 2007: F2 |
Kraig Maaser | 93 Freelancers 02 Dream Mello | 2007: M4 |
Larry Bacher | 76 Baritone | |
Monika Schneider Leiterman | 69-70 Flag | 2007: F22 |
Paul Olivo | 78 SVC Soprano | 2007: M14 |
Paul Young | 77 Baritone | 2007: B36 |
Rene LeRitz Mason | 73Flag74Rifle76-78captain | |
Sal Cipres | 77-78 Mallets | 2007: Q8 |
Sara Yarnell Griffen | 74-80 | 2007: F13 |
Scott Birdsall | 62-63 Scouts 64-65 Kingsmen 66-69 VK | |
Stan Carter | 76-77 Soprano | |
Steve Warmbier | 76-78 Cymbals | 2007: T5 |
Tad Clayton Rough | 74 Baritone | 2007: B48 |
Todd Hoppus | 74 Baritone | |
Tom Finklea | 66-68 Soprano | |
Virginia Perez Grainville | 71-72 Flag | |
William Polacek | 2007: D2 |
May Birthdays
Full Name | Corps/Years | KAC |
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Andre Mason | 77-78 Drum Major | 2007: X5 |
Andrea Hensley Butler | 72-74 Flag | 2007: F17 |
Becky Way Adams | 73-74 Flag | 2007: F10 |
Bobbie Fallon | 65-70 Timpani | |
Brenda Markham Murray | 71-72 Rifle 74-76 Instructor | 2007: R16 |
Brian Neilson | 82/83Kingsmen 84-86 VK Bari | |
Bruce Bonney | 71 Cymbals 72 Snare | 2007: $5 |
Carol Tollefson Henry | 68-73 Royal Cavaliers Trumpet | |
Casey Gillett | 2004 Black Knights Pacific Crest | 2007: D1 |
Charlie Prater | 64-68 French Horn | |
Chris Stambaugh | 76-77 Soprano | |
David Bandy | 74 Drum Major | 2007: X3 |
David Martinez | 75 Baritone | |
David Palinsky | 76 Baritone | |
Don Sieveke | 67-69 Soprano | 2007: B39 |
Frank Marchese | 74 Cymbals | |
George Andrus | 70 Cymbals | |
Greg Thomas | 71-73 French Horn 76-78 M&M Staff | 2007: H8 |
Heidi Nissenson Barrier | 71 National Squad Sabre | |
Jason Wong | 77-78 Contra | |
Julia Walker Lamb | 82 Flag | |
Kelle Murray | Mike Murrays wife | 2007: N7 |
Ken Alva | 76 Baritone | 2007: B40 |
Kimberly Weigner Dove | 75-77 Golden Statesmen 78 Kingsmen Flag | |
Larry Andy Middleton | 74-81 Seattle Imperials 05 PA | 2007: Q4 |
Laura Severson De la Torre | 82 Flag/Rifle | 2007: F11 |
Liz Osaka Rivera | 70/75 Imperial Dragons | 2007: S44 |
Marc Wasserman | 85 Soprano | |
Marty Sacksteder | 74 Bass 76-78 Snare | 2007: $16 |
Maureen Walter Heckman | 67-70 Albacores/Statesmen 71-75 SCV | 2007: F9 |
Peter Baird | 75 Baritone | 2007: B9 |
Ray Mallen | 61-64 St Pats 65-69 St Lucys Mellophone | 2007: M7 |
Raymond Feller | 60-64 66-67 69-77 97-2006 Buccaneer | 2007: B32 |
Rick Freese | 82 Baritone | |
Roberta Cotten Ellington | 75-78 VK 79 WCExpress 80-81 Imperials | 2007: F6 |
Sue Elliott Hatfield | 69-71 Flag | |
Ted Silon | 79-80 North Star-snare (Chrome Wall) | 2007: P3 |
Tim Maldonado | 72-73 Soprano | |
Tom Tewes | 73-74 Baritone | |
Tom Verdegem | 69-70 cym 72 Tenor(tri) | |
Wally Buice | 65-71 Soprano | 2007: S12 |
Wendy Paquin | 65-72/75-78 Guard Inst. Seneca | 2007: F8 |