kevingamin Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Stearn also was a driving force in the founding of the Canton Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps. Stearn and and McCauley, who was assistant director of the Canton Police Boys Club at the time, teamed with late Canton businessman Art Drukenbrod in 1972 to turn an idea they had for a music program at the old Canton Police Boys Club into reality.The young musicians chose the name Bluecoats in tribute to the police department's retired officers and because they were a program of the Canton Police Boys Club. Nearly 35 years later, the Bluecoats have grown to 135 participants with an international reputation that includes a fourth-place ranking in the 2006 Drum Corps International World Championships in Madison, Wis. Full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaSqueegee Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 :angel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekrebs102 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 This is truly a sad day for the Bluecoats organization. He will be missed. Go Bloo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaSqueegee Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 :angel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toph34 Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 (edited) My thoughts and prayers are with the Stearn and Bluecoats families. Edited January 13, 2007 by toph34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorcoly Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 The title of this thread needs to be corrected. J Babe Stearn was born in 1913. The Akron newspaper that did the article on him (which the originator of this thread posted) ws incorrect on his age. Stearn's comittment to the youth of Canton Ohio was unmatched to this day. For a better article on Stearn, click the links below. http://www.cantonrep.com/archive/index.php?Category=3 http://www.cantonrep.com/archive/index.php...subCategoryID=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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