Marilyn Romine (Huffman)
Like so many others, my best memories of THS are of "the band" and band was great because of Mr. Steele. Looking back I don't know how he kept his sanity or patience with us! He changed the lives of so many for the better. I have talked to classmates who say they only stayed in school because of band, others went on to build their entire careers around music.
Did you see the publicity some college recently got for their half-time show depicting Michael Jackson doing the moon walk? Fifity years ago our shows had us doing those moving figures and so much more... firing canons, twirling carousels (Have YOUR knees recovered yet?), etc.
His abilities as a Band Director were surpassed by his ability to create a Band Family. We knew he cared about us and unbelievably, after so many years and students, remembered us!
Job well done, Mr. Steele. Rest in Peace.
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