Gordon Lee High School Alumni
Chickamauga, Georgia (GA)
Ira Prince
Gordon Lee High School
Class of 1973
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IRA'S PROFILE
First Name | Ira |
Last Name | Prince |
Graduation Year | Class of 1973 |
Gender | Male |
Current Location | Hixson, Tennessee |
Hometown | Chickamauga, Georgia |
Relationship Status | Single |
About Me | Played trumpet from the 5th grade through the 12th grade in high school. Played trumpet in UTC's marching band. Also played trumpet after high school for a band that played songs by the group Chicago and Blood, Sweat, and Tears. I had two trumpets, both of which I sold years ago. I sure miss playing my trumpet. The John Philip Sousa Award is an optional award a high school band director may award to one of his students. It is restricted to one per school per year (or two in the rare event of a tie). The award recognizes superior musicianship, dependability, loyalty, and cooperation. I won this award in my senior year in high school, 1973. I was part of my high school male quartet when I was a junior. We placed first in the region at Berry College in Rome, Ga. We then went to the state finals at UGA in Athens, Ga. where we placed 2nd. Hey, not bad for a small town high school. I have no idea what happened to my trophies over the years. I moved around so much that they could be floating off the Florida Keys somewhere. lol I am a part time genealogist and my family's historian. For over 20 years, I have compiled paper and computer data to track everything I could find on both my mom and dad's ancestral lines. To be sure, it takes perseverance and diligence to accomplish a true and accurate portrayal of people long since dead. I have personally visited numerous county libraries and courthouses, the State Archives of Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama, and was fortunate for a research trip to the great LDS (Mormon) library in Salt Lake City. I have military files, both service and pension, on many relatives from as far back as the Revolutionary War. Needless, to say, I have spent hours looking at census records, death certificates, obituaries, and old newspapers for a hint or mention of a relative. Having said that, genealogy is a never ending project, and with the frustrations and ...(read more) |
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