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Terry Shingler

Allentown, Pennsylvania

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Terry Gerald Shingler, 63, of McAllen, TX, died February 23, 2018 at Comfort House, in McAllen, TX. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Regina (Kemmerer) Shingler and Gerald Knauss Shingler. He graduated from Emmaus in 72 with the John Phillip Sousa award for outstanding musicianship. He...

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So sad to hear about Terry's passing was searching him on FB to find out what happened to my old buddy. I had the pleasure of being Terry's roomate and good friend for a year at "Harvard on the Delaware" Temple U. I gave him the moniker "Hands" Shingler and it stuck with all the guys on the floor. Always related to my friends how Terry had to take like 8 2 credit courses a semester in almost every instrument. Temple is a very tough music school. He would come in the room with a clarinet or...

Terry was a good friend of mine. He was the only kid I knew that had a music room in their house. He had drums in his blood. Like Kent I remember sleeping over at his house. We would fall asleep listening to the trains. Terry was also a really fine pitcher for the Optimist team. I remember some jitters going up against him.

RIP Terry!

Chuck

Cousin Terry, we'll never forget growing up together in Emmaus, PA. How we spent time playing with our Lionel Trains, sled riding and later playing our drums sets together. Visiting and exchanging gifts at our annual Kemmerer's Christmas Parties, held at our aunts and uncles houses. Or sleeping overnight at the house/music store on Main Street, playing hide and seek in the basement and sleeping on the porch outside. Finally graduating together from EHS in1972!
Even though we went our...

So sad to hear of Terry's passing. I had no idea that he accomplished so much since high school but it was a real joy to see how much he loved music. His accomplishments come as no surprise as we expected him to go far. He was a great band member and I send his family my prayers. Many fond memories.

Please accept our Heartfelt Condolences to the Family.

Heartfelt Condolences to the family.