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Crusaders honor George Parks with donation of equipment for celebration |
On Saturday, October 16, beginning at approximately 11:30AM,
the University of Massachusetts Amherst celebrates the life and legacy of Professor George N. Parks, who led the Minuteman Marching Band to national prominence during his 33-year tenure.
Professor Parks died September 16 after suffering a heart attack following a performance with the band at an Ohio high school.
Members of the UMass Minuteman Marching Band and the Alumni Band will leave the Old Chapel at 11 AM and will march together to the Mullins Center, passing the site of the new Marching Band Building, which Parks played a key role in developing.
The alumni band is rumored to be approaching 1000 members for Saturday’s celebration. To help provide the performers with the equipment they need, the Crusaders loaned over 100 flagpoles, silks, and their entire Pearl battery percussion section to the alumni for the performance.
“We are honored to take part in some small way in the celebration of such a wonderful human being who touched so many people’s lives. We wanted to do whatever we could to honor Professor Parks’ legacy. We have many former staff and members that were products of the Minuteman Marching Band—some of who will be there this Saturday,” said Executive Director Tom Spataro
Learn more about the UMass celebration of Parks’ life this Saturday
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