Drummers

BEADLE, GARY – Drummer
WIFE:  Danise
DOB:  June 29, 1950
CURRENT OCCUPATION:  High School Teacher (formerly employed by Krupp Steel)
EDUCATION:  University of South Alabama (BA – History/German)
POST GRADUATE: University of West Florida
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Travel (US and abroad); military history
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  Two children – Natalie and Nathaniel
NUMBER OF YEARS PIPING OR DRUMMING: 42
NUMBER OF YEARS IN MCGUIRE’S BAND: 9

 

 

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Gary

Wes Delware - Drummer

Wife - Lori

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OCCUPATION - Training Specialist NETSAFA, NAS Pensacola

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Michael Clark

CLARK, MICHAEL – Drum Major – Tenor Drummer – Bass Drummer
WIFE: Krista
DOB:  October 17, 1968
CURRENT OCCUPATION: Sales Manager, Dollarhide Music
COLLEGE: University of West Florida (BA—History)
POST GRADUATE: UWF – History
SPECIAL INTERESTS:  Culinary arts; playing guitar and Bodhran; theater in general.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Played guitar in Bad Rock Band; played in area clubs, to include South Florida; played at Springfest; recorded album; Committee member of Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival.
NUMBER OF YEARS DRUMMING:  10
NUMBER OF YEARS IN MCGUIRE’S BAND: 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MORRIS, JOSEPH C. (JOE) – Bass Drummer
WIFE: Helen
DOB:  June 26, 1933
RETIRED:  USMCR Major/Pilot – U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service – Special Agent (GM-13)
COLLEGE:  Elon University, BA, Business Administration
POST GRADUATE:  Defense Language Institute (Spanish)
SPECIAL INTERESTS:  Singing in church choir; volunteer work at Woodham High School (over 20 years) and at church; traveling around the world (40 countries and/or possessions and 38 states); helping with Scottish Society activities.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  Ordained Elder in Presbyterian Church; taught Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper to fly helicopters; gave Astronaut Ed White his SAFE for solo flight in helicopter; was member of a Mercury space capsule recovery team; was Officer in Charge of “The Crickets”, a helicopter demonstration team stationed HT-8, Ellyson Field, Pensacola; have met and talked with Prince Charles and Prince Andrews of England; Commission of Region 4 (FL, GA, SC), Clan Buchanan Society; as a result of continuous volunteer, had a concession stand named for me at Woodham High School; Vietnam veteran.  Silver medal winner in bass drumming at Stone Mountain Games.  Studied under three world championship bass drummers.
NUMBER OF YEARS DRUMMING: 29
NUMBER OF YEARS IN MCGUIRE’S BAND: 19 (was a member of the first bagpipe band to play in McGuire’s at the old pub location in 1977.  “Moses” (Charlton Heston) has played my drum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jeff Fitzpatrick - Drummer

Wife - Sue

DOB -

OCCUPATION - Air Reserve Technician, Chief ,Duke Field

INTERESTS - Drumming, drummer for Not Quite Fab Beatles cover band

NUMBER OF YEARS DRUMMING -39

NUMBER OF YEARS IN BAND - 1

Jeff