Jim Bekkering's trumpet resonated through the halls of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Beulah, accompanied by the light pouring in through the tall windows, offering a view of Platte Lake and Lake Michigan below.
As a kid, there were plenty of signs that he loved the trumpet. He can still remember when his older cousin would babysit and bring his horn. Soon, Jim began to love everything about the trumpet.
“I can still remember as a kid,” Jim recalled, “looking at it, in its case with a velvet blue background in this beautiful burnished brass. I loved the smell of valve oil and everything associated with it.”
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