Musician Don Lawrence dies at age 94
Columbia Falls High Band Director Don Lawrence was presented a bouquet by a German student after a concert in Germany in 1970. At right is Herr Reinhold Schaper, headmaster. From left are some of the Columbians: Virgil Larson, Clinton Hoerner, Roger Newman, Harold Riley, Jerry Knutson and Dave Thorkelson. (Mel Ruder photo)
Don Lawrence, the musical soul of Columbia Falls and founder of the Don Lawrence Orchestra, died March 1.
From 1959 to 1984 Lawrence was the band director at Columbia Falls High School. He left a legacy not only at the school but with his musical arrangements he performed with the DLO and other groups. He was 94.
Lawrence founded the Columbians, the high school jazz band that continues to win awards today.
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