It is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of another Blue Devil family member, Chris Slater. Chris joined the Blue Devils as a snare drummer in 2007 and after taking the summer of 2008 off for knee surgery, came back to march his age-out year in 2009. I remember sitting with Chris during the 2008 Denver show drum line warmups while he talked about how to make improvements for the upcoming 2009 year. I was impressed by his vision and eagerness to assume a leadership role. He certainly carri