In Memory - March 2007
The Brass Band of Columbus lost one of its biggest fans and a member of our Executive Board when William Weltzheimer passed away on March 10th after a lengthy illness. Bill and his wife Carolyn have followed the band closely for many years, being nearly permanent fixtures in the front row at virtually every BBC performance, regardless of how far away we were. Bill’s illness was about the only thing that kept them away in the last few months of his life, and sometimes even that did not stop him.
In addition to their faithful concert attendance, the Weltzheimers were also very generous financial supporters of the band, regularly contributing at our highest recognition level, the Maestro level. Bill’s support and wisdom on our Board of Directors will be greatly missed.
The band had the wonderful privilege of playing at Bill’s memorial service, something he had requested before his death. He had said he hoped that we might be able to “scrape together a band of 8-10 people to play for my funeral”. Forty-one band members were honored to be able to perform, directed by current director Tim Jameson, former Assistant Director Brian Stevens, and Director Emeritus Dr. Paul Droste. "Farewell Bill. We will never forget you or how you made us a part of your family."
The following people have made financial contributions to the Brass Band of Columbus in memory of Bill Weltzheimer
Concertmaster: $250-$499
Barbara K. Hall
Principal: $100-$249
Carol
Countiss Revocable Trust
Louis
& Grace DiGiandomenico
Joe
& Lisa Galvin
Ms.
Cynthia Koonz
Tony
& Suzanne Sforza
Patron: $50-$99
Gary
& Jeana Hodges
Russ
& Charlene Morgan
Janet
Owen
Robert Weltzheimer
(in memory of Bill Weltzheimer)
