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and a son, vvho're all musical. Lee, his son, plays in Carpenter's band. The Knights. He's a drummer.and singer. A daughter. Kathi, plays oboe in the Perkinston band; daughter, Nona, is married to a State Supreme Court Judge in Raleigh, N.C. and daughter, Sherrie, to a high school coach.“I wouldn’t do anything differently,” says the 56-year-old. “I travelled with the big bands backin the big swing era and I got thatout of my system. I decided I would rather come home at night* and do simple things like be with my family and read the paper. And I’m glad I didn't take the other route. The Biloxi Public School System has been good to me and one of the rewards is hearing about or receiving a letter from a former student or reading about them in the newspapers.”One of Carpenter's former students, Jack Tardy, is director of the Air Force Academy Band. Dr. Magruder Corban, a practicing physician in Gulfport, was, he recalls, “a very fine bassonist in high school at Biloxi High. Pat Dick of Sacred Heart was another fine young musician. Another former student. Jim Sellers, who has made a name for himself as an outstanding newsman, was, according to Prof., “some trumpet player.’’ Harrison County Family Court .Judge Lawrence Semski, “a fine
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South Mississippi Sun
Biloxi, Mississippi, US
Sat, Dec 28, 1974
Page 5
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