As he stood on the sidelines of Michigan Stadium Saturday, associate band director Thomas P. Hannum took a moment to absorb the sights and sounds of a memorable day.
"No doubt, George Parks would have wanted to be here," Hannum said of the University of Massachusetts band director who died Thursday.
Hannum then gazed at the huge crowd, the action and the vibrancy of the moment. It was everything Parks represented in his 33 years as UMass band director.
Read the full story, a moving piece in the Springfield Republican.
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