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Taft High School Alumni Honors / Terry Kath Induction
Published by Anonymous on Oct 09, 2008
We, the undersigned Alumni, fans, and friends of Terry Kath petition the Taft Alumni Association to:
a) Change the criteria so that ALL distinguished former students (both living and deceased) can be nominated and inducted to the Taft Alumni Hall of Fame rather than put deceased alumni in an "honorary" book separate from the others.
(Newly added) We realize the current criteria is set for those still living because current students would be able to "meet" those alumni for guidance. We have a different view on this and feel that every one of us can attribute our attitudes, our feelings, our beliefs, our passions and our inspirations to not only the people who are still in our lives, but to the vast historical body of intellect that is part of our collective history, whether it is in music, politics, writing or any other endeavor we have chosen to pursue.
b) Set the criteria so that each nominee is awarded solely for the contributions and/or accomplishments they made to society, whether still living or deceased.
c) Publish the nomination and induction criteria on the TAA website after all current officers have had a chance to review agree on it.
d) Nominate and induct new honorary members fairly, without bias.
Furthermore, we petition the TAA to allow Terry Kath to be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. Currently, he is ineligible because he is not living and because a few officers of the Taft Alumni Association feel the way Terry died is a poor role model for today's youth even though official reports show his death was an accident.
Terry Kath’s contributions to music history and continued inspiration to others far outweigh the tragic circumstances surrounding his death. Therefore, he should rightfully earn a nomination and induction into the Taft High School Hall of Fame. We urge you to bestow the honors on Terry Kath that he justly deserves. He is just one example of why the current TAA Hall of Fame criteria need to be changed.
a) Change the criteria so that ALL distinguished former students (both living and deceased) can be nominated and inducted to the Taft Alumni Hall of Fame rather than put deceased alumni in an "honorary" book separate from the others.
(Newly added) We realize the current criteria is set for those still living because current students would be able to "meet" those alumni for guidance. We have a different view on this and feel that every one of us can attribute our attitudes, our feelings, our beliefs, our passions and our inspirations to not only the people who are still in our lives, but to the vast historical body of intellect that is part of our collective history, whether it is in music, politics, writing or any other endeavor we have chosen to pursue.
b) Set the criteria so that each nominee is awarded solely for the contributions and/or accomplishments they made to society, whether still living or deceased.
c) Publish the nomination and induction criteria on the TAA website after all current officers have had a chance to review agree on it.
d) Nominate and induct new honorary members fairly, without bias.
Furthermore, we petition the TAA to allow Terry Kath to be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. Currently, he is ineligible because he is not living and because a few officers of the Taft Alumni Association feel the way Terry died is a poor role model for today's youth even though official reports show his death was an accident.
Terry Kath’s contributions to music history and continued inspiration to others far outweigh the tragic circumstances surrounding his death. Therefore, he should rightfully earn a nomination and induction into the Taft High School Hall of Fame. We urge you to bestow the honors on Terry Kath that he justly deserves. He is just one example of why the current TAA Hall of Fame criteria need to be changed.
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