Reunions
AF Drum Corps Reunion, 2008
Gettysburg, PA
Bill Mojica
Ed “Turk” Turocey, Dick Filkins, Warren “Cookie” Cooke
John Bosworth, Leroy Carroll
Ricardo “Gabe” Gabriel
Roger Quirion, David Ross-Robertson
Betty and Dick Henderson
Bill Mojica, Chuck Miller
Jim “Flinch” Flinchbaugh, Ben Curtis
Bob Zarfoss
Leroy Carroll, Tom Gibbs, Tommy Martin
Jim Novitske, Jim “Flinch” Flinchbaugh
Kenny Yohe, Don Brugger, Jean Brugger
Drum practice. Drummers always gathered to drum at reunions. John Bosworth, Dick Filkins, Leo Ehrhard, Thad “Sonny” Ball.
More drummers drumming. Leroy Carroll, Don Eccleston, Tom Gibbs, John Bosworth
Steve Young, Ben Curtis
Bob Hill, Jim “Flinch” Flinchbaugh, guest drummer Nathan McLaren
Welcome/registration table. Jane Flinchbaugh, Pat Zarfoss, Brenda Burg
Reunion attendees signed the bass drum head. Warren “Cookie” Cooke, Tom Bitner, Harry Fair, Bill Britton
Dick Babino, Joe Schillaci, Bill Semanek, Tommy Martin
Dick Babino, Joe Schillaci, Bill Semanek, Tommy Martin
Jan Dunnick, KB Oiler
Ricardo “Gabe” Gabriel, teaching instructing, conducting.
(foreground) Bill Semanek and Tommy Martin
Ricardo “Gabe” Gabriel assisting Jan Dunnick, KB Oiler, Don Brugger.
Pipe Band drummers Dave Woodford and Steve Young
Bill Mojica behind the set.
Barry Stauffer (sax), Ricardo Gabriel, Don Brugger
Barry Stauffer
Roger Quirion, playing string bass, practicing for the Skylarks performance. Roger also played soprano bugle in the Corps, as well as cymbals.
Kenny Yohe playing sax. Kenny was one of the leaders of the Skylarks, always the leader at reunions. He played bag pipes in the Corps.
Barry Stauffer, USAF Band, on sax, Ricardo Gabriel playing trumpet.
Billy “Mo” Mojica on set, rehearsing with the Skylarks. Mo played in the snare line and drum quartet with the Corps.
Mort Langstaff, an excellent pianist, rehearses with the Skylarks. Mort played baritone bugle with the Corps.
Mack Humphries and Eric Landis listen attentively.
Jerry Giblin playing his trumpet.
Jim Flinchbaugh, Rod Burg, Bob Zarfoss and Tom Gibbs present their drum teacher, Gene Budesheim (on the left) to the audience at the banquet. Gene, or Budy, was responsible for all of our success.
Bob Zarfoss introduces his college professor, Dr. John Winter. Dr. Winter was Bob’s most influential professor, though teaching philosophy. At his request, Bob played at John’s funeral service.