Notable Staff
The Silva family was instrumental in upholding the traditional values of the corps. Parker Silva took over the corps in 1963. His wife Grace, was essentially the corps' "mom" and their son Don was the percussion caption head for most of the modern day (post 1980) existence. John and Paul Zimny (Paul was a former Freelancers drum major) Headed up the corps brass and visual programs throughout the '80s and '90s, with John's wife Kari as the colorguard caption head. Other notable staff included Ralph Hardimon, Pete Emmons, Rick South, Charlie Andersen and Chris Nalls. The corps also had a long-standing tradition to employ recent ageouts in "tech" positions, as these were the staff members that worked with the corps members the most, it was very instrumental in keeping corps traditions alive.
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