First executive director WGI Lynn Lindstrom passes away
Lynn Lindstrom, the first WGI Executive Director, passed away at the age of 76 following a battle with cancer. Lindstrom led the organisation for 24 years.
In the spring of 1977, a group of six people met in San Francisco to discuss the formation of an organisation to govern the color guard activity from coast to coast. It was agreed that Lynn Lindstrom, the current Commander of the Midwest Color Guard Circuit, would head the newly formed organisation for the first year. This became a post she subsequently held for twenty-four years."
From 1978 until her retirement in 2001, as Executive Director Lynn both held the ground firm for the burgeoning activity and saw into its' future, the reality today. In 1978, 34 guards participated in the national competition. That number grew to more than 300 in 2001. Lynn also spearheaded WGI's expansion into percussion ensemble and marching band competitions.
An inaugural WGI Hall of Fame inductee in 1992, Lynn shied away from personal recognition, opting always to foster, support, and lead those around her: color guards, judges, administrators, and perhaps her favorite group, the thousands of volunteers over her years who brought championships to life.
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