|
Post by Ray Higgins on Mar 3, 2016 23:36:52 GMT -6
Passed on 3/2/2016. From Shreveport, a former member of the Grambling March Band.
|
|
|
Post by Ray Higgins on Mar 18, 2016 15:27:25 GMT -6
Will Michael Polk Jr. passed away as result of a heart illness, Wednesday, March 2, leaving behind a long legacy at both Paul Laurence Dunbar High School and Grambling State University.
The GSU alum will be remembered for his passion to take the historic sounds of The World Famed Tiger Marching Band, to the football field and halls of Paul Laurence Dunbar, a high school in the Fort Worth, Texas Independent School District.
In the urban town of Ft. Worth you can hear the sound, the flavor, the chants of GSU from students thanks to Mr. Polk.
“He was an outstanding example of what GSU aspires to produce from its graduates,” said Dr. Tavell Kindall, a close friend of Polk.
All he encountered, especially the many students he took to homecoming activities and to summer band camp understood Polk’s loyalty to Grambling. His genuine love for the school made him the ideal person for recruitment. As the band director he was driven to find opportunities and experiences for his pupils geared towards his alma mater.
Polk started his freshman year in 1993 along side his crab brothers and later friends, Anthony Clomon and Eric Wright.
“I will always look at him as well as all of the 1993 freshmen band class as my brothers and sisters,” said Clomon.
As the years rolled on, Michael eventually moved up in the ranks from crab to assistant section leader. He was given the platform to lead others in the right direction musically. His ear for sound and his knowledge of music being played correctly is what Adrian Bonnor remembered as he sat between him and their section leader his freshman year in 1995.
The Gramblinite
|
|
|
Post by runupdascore on Aug 27, 2016 19:43:46 GMT -6
One of the greatest people to put on a "World Famed" uniform.
|
|