Redcoat Alumni Band Association

6/08/06 - Helen Virginia Beall, 60, of Sherwood Place, Morganton, died Thursday, June 8, 2006 at her residence. She was born December 30, 1945, in Fort Worth, Texas, and was the daughter of the late Jack Davis and Wilma Way Davis. Helen was a school band director since 1969 in Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. For the past five years she was an E.S.L teacher at Table Rock Middle School. She also loved hiking the Appalachian Trail and was active in churches as a choir director, youth advisor and Sunday School teacher. Helen was a member of North Morganton United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Rev. Tom Beall of the home; a daughter, Virginia Beall Fowler and husband, Josef of Cashiers, NC. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 12, 2006 at North Morganton United Methodist Church with Rev. Tony Matthews officiating. The family will receive friends at Sossoman Funeral Home on Sunday from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Memorial gifts may be made to North Morganton United Methodist Church, 900 Sanford Dr., Morganton, NC 28655; Homes for Hearts, Inc., P. O. Box 3752, Morganton, NC 28680; Habitat for Humanity, The Tashi Brown House, P. O. Box 352, Morganton, NC 28680; or to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, 1721 Enon Rd., Valdese, NC 28690. Online condolences may be made at www.sossomanfuneralservice.com.
6/27/05 - Ms. Patrick Davis Hughes notified us of the death of her brother - Mr. Sam Thomas Davis, III (age 54). Sam lived in Washington, D.C. and was a 1971 and 1976 Mathematics and Statistics graduate. He was one of the longest participating members of the percussion section of the Redcoats. Ms. Hughes has indicated in the obituary that memorial gifts may be directed to the Redcoat Band Alumni Fund at the UGA Foundation. Notes may be sent to: Mrs. Cheryl M. Davis, 206 6th Street, Washington, D.C. 20003-1134.
6/10/05 - Russ Laib (Graduate Assistant, Class of 1975) has died suddenly of a massive heart attack on June 10, 2005. He had been at a Cub Scout swim meet (He had been a Cub Scout leader for over 10 years). Karen, his wife, suggested in lieu of flowers, that a donation to a music scholarship to the Tara Winds could be given.
6/11/05 - James A. Bradley, age 71, died June 11, 205 at West Georgia Medical Center. Although not a Redcoat alumni, Jim was the former Band Director of many Redcoats at Therrell High School, Westminster Schools and Osborne High Schools. The family respectfully requests that those desiring may contribute to the American Heart Association.