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Any time you were with Fred, it would be like the sun coming out. He would always light up the room.
Joe Alessi, principal trombonist with the New York Philharmonic, speaking Sunday about the late, world-famous trumpet player Fred Mills, on why he chose to play a piece called “Daybreak” at Mills’ memorial service.
Mills, 74, died Sept. 7 in a single-car accident, on his way home to Athens from the Atlanta airport. He was returning from Italy.
