Robert. I did some reading on Thing 1. I’m confused. I found BD Hall of Fame for different parts of the state, such as Northeast Mississippi High School Band Directors Hall of Fame. As it happens, Sonny Cadden was inducted into this one in 2016. Most of us remember him. There were others by divisions such as North, South, etc.
Question: Does the State Hall of Fame go by another name? We need to look into this. Not sure why we never thought of it.

Thing 2. I treasure a handwritten letter from your mother. She wrote it to both Kel and me sometime around 1995. Both sides of the 3 pages of floral printed stationary were written in her very precise handwriting.