Locals honor former music teacher
Madeline Murray
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Locals gathered at a memorial to honor the life of a former high school music director Saturday.
Taylor Dean McBride passed away in October of last year at the age of 83. The memorial took place at 11:00 a.m. at the Yuma County Fairgrounds’ Legacy Building.
McBride taught music at Yuma High School and led the Choralairs for about 40 years before retiring in 2007.
One of his former students and friend, Wendy McKay, shared the influence McBride left on all of his students.
“Such a loving and respectful educator, every single one of us was important to him, he gave us everything of him, he let us shine, he put us out there,” McKay expressed. “Musically he taught all of us so much, so many of us that are out there in the community, wherever we live across the globe really that took what he taught us with us.”
Last year, the Yuma High School renamed their auditorium after McBride to honor his impact at the school.