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2009 Season
 Friday,
March 6, 2009
I regret to inform everyone that Tom McCready passed away
this morning. He had been hospitalized for a
serious liver and kidney disorder. Complete details are not yet
known but will be posted as we are informed. Services for Tom
will be Wed., March 11th at 10am. Details on the
location and name of his church will be in his obituary in the
KC Star tomorrow or Sunday.
Our
thoughts and prayers are with Frankie and the rest of Tom's
family during this time of sadness. For those who are new to the
band - Tom was our conductor from 1989-2006, as well as a fine
clarinetist. Tom will be missed greatly.
March 7 Kansas City Star
Thomas D. "Tom" McCready
Tom McCready, 65, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away March 6,
2009 at the K.U. Med. Center. Memorial services will be at 10
a.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Lutheran Church of the
Resurrection, 9100 Mission Rd. In lieu of flowers, the family
asks that contributions be made to either the church or to the
KU Endowment Fund to benefit the Marching Jayhawks. Tom was a
lifelong area resident. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North
High School and the University of Kansas. Tom was the band
director at Shawnee Mission East from 1966 to 1970. He then went
to work as a pharmaceutical salesman, retiring from
GlaxoSmithKline in 2000. Tom was a member of the Lutheran Church
of the Resurrection. He was an avid golfer and an accomplished
musician, having been a member of both the Lawrence and Overland
Park city bands as well as being a former director of the
Greater K.C. American Legion Band. Survivors include his wife,
Frankie McCready, of the home; a son and daughter in law, Matt
and Amy McCready, Tulsa, OK; a daughter and son in law, Jeanne
and David Mitchell, Boulder, CO, and 2 grandsons, Henry and
Owen. (Arr.: Maple Hill Funeral Home, (913) 831-3345)
March 2
Monday |
Rehearsals Begin
7:30 p.m. at OP Presbyterian Church |
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Friday
March 20 |
Post 21 Anniversary Celebration
5:30 pm Concert at Tirey Ford Post 21, Independence, MO |
Info Sheet & Map |
May 24
Sunday |
Korean War Veterans ceremony -
concert
1:30pm concert at Floral Hills Cemetery |
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May 25
Monday |
Memorial Day Performances
Liberty Memorial
9:15am concert downbeat (arrive by 8:30am to park) |
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June 13
Saturday |
Harrisonville, MO, concert
time TBD |
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June 14
Sunday |
Flag Day Concert
John Knox Village
3:00 pm downbeat at the Pavilion |
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August 4 |
Elks National Convention - Kansas City, MO
Time TBD - parade |
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August 21-24
Fri-Mon |
National Convention
Senior Band Competition
Louisville, KY |
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November 9
Monday |
Special Rehearsal
7:30 pm OP Presbyterian Church |
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November 11
Wednesday |
Veteran's Day Performances
- Liberty Memorial
9:00 a.m. concert downbeat at the upper plaza
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
1:30 p.m. concert at the memorial site
8300 Quivira Road, Lenexa, KS
- John Knox Village
7:30 p.m. concert downbeat at the Pavilion
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