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HONORING SENIORS
David Gaschen
NEXT STAGE
by Robin Henson
wo score and nine years ago, an eighth child was the baby of the von Trapp family, must be settled on a
born to John and Helen Gaschen. The stage was darling. And who better to sing that part than David!
Tprepared to cheer this young boy on to whatever
his passion dictated. His eldest sibling (and eldest sister), With the “Gaschen Early Performing Training Academy”,
Terry, loved “The Sound of Music”, and what great luck run by instructors Terry, Julie, Mimi, Cathy, Diane (Lulu),
to have seven siblings to play the roles that she assigned Jack and Paul Gaschen, David learned, at a young age, the
to them! The family, compelled to comply with the older art of being someone else on stage. By the time he reached
sister, learned their parts as they made their way musically Texas Tech, he, with great confidence, donned a white,
through the family favorite. The beloved role of Gretel, one-piece suit and a pink snout to play the role of Wilbur,
the beloved pig in “Charlotte’s Web”. Who would guess
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