Dear Hal:

Great Web Site! Congratulations on a brilliant career, a beautiful family and staying grounded. You should be very proud and pleased with your accomplishments. There are few people in the world who are able to know at a young age what they want their career to be. You started playing the trumpet with David Dexter and Milburn Schuler at special school functions. Little did we know in the early days [1951!] where your path would take you. It is obvious you knew your musical talent was the right career path to take. I do know that the nice, polite, hard working and considerate person I knew years ago has not changed, and that`s the greatest compliment I could pay to such a great guy.

Sincerely Tom Umina