I had planned to write about the Grammy awards this week — and a brief review appears below.  But before going any further, let us pause and remember a former member of our music department who passed away suddenly Sunday afternoon.

Don Evans was one of those guys who was extremely talented, but didn’t use his skills to boast or brag; he used them to put smiles on faces and bring joy to all through heart and humor.  He was a Tallassee native, and for the most part, his career kept him nearby. He was a song leader at East Tallassee Church of Christ and band director at Reeltown High School and Trinity Presbyterian School during the 1980s and 1990s. Mr. Evans was a recording artist, performing various styles of music through the years. How many of you have the Talisi Boys record album?  He also operated Pudgy’s (or was it Pudgie’s?) Pizza in Tallassee and was my predecessor at Southside Middle School.