BROCKTON - Students in the beloved Brockton High School marching band are using instruments that are 20 to 30 years old, said Rebecca Desmond, director of music at Brockton Public Schools.

John Tindall was a proud tuba player and Coeur d'Alene High School musician. "John was very much a connector," John's wife, Tracey Tindall, said Wednesday. "He loved talking about the good old days.