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Longtime Marching Band Director Dies

By Paul Tuthill

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Amherst, MA – The long time director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst marching band has died suddenly. George Parks died at the age of 57 from an apparent heart attack as he and the band were en route to a much anticipated performance Saturday at one of the country's most storied sports venues....WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports....