“ Mr. Trantham changed my life. During HS, I was somewhat a rebel. I had quit band and when I got home from school that day, Mr. T was sitting on my front door steps. He gave me the encouragement I needed to come back. I eventually went on to Southern Miss and got a BM and a MM in music - trumpet performance. Mr. T was one of the most influential persons in my life. Mine was only one of many lives he impacted. ”