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Hi,
I’m Ed Sarisley, percussion,’76. My son Ed Jr is this years Band
Council President!
Hi!
I'm Alicia Helyer (color guard all 4 years, graduated 2000). My
father, Garry Helyer, `73 (alto sax, flute) was in the band and my younger
brother (currently a sophomore in the UCMB, alto sax) is in the UCMB.
Both my father and I are KKPsi alumni!
TUP!
Hi!
My names Don Rey and marched in UCMB from '75 to '77. I'm part of a
multi-generational UCMB family! I met my wife (Ann Bates Rey) in the
Jungle
and she joined UCMB from '77 to '79. She is a former president of TBS
if I recall correctly. My sister
Nancy Rey Quintiliani and brother-in-law Bob Quintiliani are also
band alumni. In the next generation, my daughter Julie is a band alumnus
('02to '04?) and my daughter Jenny is a current band member ('06 to
present). Nancy and Bob's oldest son will be a freshman at UConn
this fall, and last I heard they are still working on him to convince him
to join the band! TUP!
Hi,
I’m Neal Montgomery, `73, trumpet: My daughter is a Sousa
House legacy! My dorm room was 303 Sousa house which I shared with
roommates and fellow bandies Yale Goldman and John Begina. Imagine
my feelings of déjà vu when I moved my daughter Megan into her freshman
dorm room – room 303 Sousa house!!! TUP!
And
talk about passing on the baton ….
Here
is a little info on the Kanes-- Elaine Gangi Kane '78 was the UCMB featured
twirler under the direction of Alan Gillespie & David Maker. She
was part of the second European tour where the band and color guard
performed at Wembley Stadium for an international soccer tournament, on
the beach in Zandvoort,
Holland
, and in the ancient city of
Cologne
,
Germany
. Elaine's daughter, Alyssa Kane, picked up the baton at the age of
five and began collecting
Massachusetts
state twirling titles in short order. Alyssa's first nationals
competition was at the age of seven and she has continued competing
nationally ever since, collecting national medals & championship
titles. She is the 2006 AAU Senior National Twirling
Champion. As a senior in high school, she was selected to be a part
of the 8-member
USA
Twirling Team which traveled to
Peru
to participate in the International Festival of Spring under
the sponsorship of the
Trujillo
Lions Club. After a life-time of hearing stories about the
camaraderie and exhilaration of marching with the UCMB, Alyssa enrolled in
her mother's alma mater and continues the tradition of talent, unity
and pride. She is entering her junior year, majoring in English
and business. Her twirling accomplishments continue: she brought the
silver medal back to UCONN from the NCABT Collegiate USA
Championships held at Purdue this past February, and this summer, won 3rd
runner up to College Miss Majorette of America at Notre Dame University.
The Kanes are featured in a documentary on baton twirling entitled,
"Tales of Passing the Baton", and Elaine and her sister Diane
Gangi George were recently inducted into the
National Baton Twirling Hall of Fame.
I'm
Steve Filipek, trumpet '75, and I'm part of a multi-generational UCMB
family. My wife, Holly (Martin) Filipek, alto horn '76, and I met in
the UCMB. Our daughter Laura, also a trumpet player, just graduated
with a Physical Therapy degree and spent 5
years in the UCMB. And our son Christopher is a sophomore trumpet
player currently in the UCMB.When the UCAMB performed last year at the
Rent, all 4 of us were on the field at the same time...a record for the
most number of Filipeks performing on a football field! That record
may be in jeopardy this year if my brother Rob, who played baritone with
the UCMB in the late '70s/early '80s, joins us.
TUP!
Are
YOU a multi generational band family? Let us know! Send your
story to: pamucamb01@yahoo.com
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