Johnson

I had the honor to march with Dan the last 6 years with The Bridgemen. He was a role model when it came to dedication, commitment and hard work. The Bridgemen family has lost a well loved brother and our hearts ache. To the Moloney family, thank you so much for sharing your Father, Grandfather and husband with us. We are all better people for having crossed Dan's path. To our friends from Scout House, we know that your hearts are heavy also. Our prayers are with the Moloney family at this time. We lost a great man. Sincerely,John Richard

First and most importantly, Mike Siglow, how the heck are you? I hope well. Your note was awesome. Trust me, it broke my heart not to be able to attend the festivities this past weekend. The Richard family has had some challenges so far in 2010 and I just could not get away. Johnny Nadrowski's website pictures help ease the pain. It seems like yesterday that you and I were down in the Pine Room talking about what it would take for this new drum corps to be ready for its first parade. It's hard to believe that 45 years have passed and that new corps from St Andrews eventually evolved into a somewhat recognizable group in the Drum Corps activity. Recognizable enough that we now have a HOF with some legendary DC figures as members. I guess we did OK. We were lucky kids to have people like Father D, Ed Holmes, Bob Holton and Gussie giving us direction on how to march, play, behave and interact with all people. Mike, having you there in the beginning also helped tremendously in giving us a certain level of confidence as we took those first steps up Broadway. You're a good man Mr S. I hope to make at least a few of the shows this year, maybe we'll get to chat. If not, stay well and always keep that smile working. Your buddy, John Richard (no- s) P.S. Ya gotta love that Alumni corps. Lavelle, Jordan and the rest of the zanies are doing us proud.