House of the All-Stars Grand Marshal
The Sewanee Fourth of July Committee is honored to dedicate this year’s celebration and parade in memory of Doug Cameron.
Always the first one to raise his hand, Doug dedicated his life in the service of others: as coach, mentor, teacher, author, musician, board member, and elected official. For more than 50 years, he volunteered with the Sewanee Volunteer Fire Department, serving as Chief 2. He was an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and a 32-year veteran of Sewanee EMS. He served on numerous boards including the Community Action Committee, Blue Monarch, Mountain Goat Trail Alliance, Sewanee Civic Association, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee Board of Trustees, and as a founding board member of Housing Sewanee and the South Cumberland Regional Land Trust.
Beyond Sewanee, he served on the boards for The Cloud Forest School Foundation, the Land Trust for Tennessee, the Tennessee Environmental Council, Leadership Franklin County, the American Canoe Association and the Merrie-Woode Foundation. For his efforts in outdoor adventure and conservation, he was inducted into the Southeastern Whitewater Hall of Fame.
“He graced this world with a heart full of love and a commitment to serving wherever a need emerged.”
Themes and Grand Marshals throughout the Years
1986 TENNESSEE HOMECOMING
GM –ARTHUR BEN CHITTY
1987 COMMUNITY SPIRIT FOR ALL
GM –JAMES AVENT
1988 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL - SEWANEE THE BEAUTIFUL
GM –MAJORS FAMILY
1989 HAPPINESS IS...
GM –SAM AND JOAN WILLIAMSON
1990 CELEBRATE FREEDOM
GM –LON AND KATHRYN VARNELL
1991 A SALUTE TO AMERICA'S HEROES
GM –CLINTON WILLIAMS
1992 THE 4TH: A GREAT TIME FOR REUNION
GM –FINNEYS
1993 SEWANEE GOES COUNTRY
GM –STORMIN' NORMAN FROM 93.3 COUNTRY
1994 THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
GM –ERIC ELLIS & STUDENTS FROM SES
1995 A DECADE OF FIREWORKS & FUN - A TENNESSEE TRADITION
GM –ARTHUR BEN CHITTY
1996 200 YEARS OF VOLUNTEERS - A BICENTENNIAL BLAST
GM –CHIEF DAVID GREEN
1997 A FAIRY TALE 4TH OF JULY
GM –PAUL AND EVELYN MOONEY
1998 EVENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
GM –BILL AND BETTY KERSHNER
1999 A CENTURY TO REMEMBER
GM –MYRTIS KEPPLER AND MARTHA MCCRORY
2000 SEWANEE IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
GM –JOEL AND TRUDY CUNNINGHAM
2001 2001: AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY
GM –DUVIE CRAVENS
2002 A SALUTE TO AMERICA’S HEROES
GM –SEWANEE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT & EMS
2003 GOD BLESS AMERICA
GM – ACTIVE / RETIRED VETERANS / MILITARY
2004 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
GM – DORA TURNER
2005 AMERICA – LAND OF THE FREE
GM –JACK GESSELL
2006 CELEBRATE THE GRAND OL’ FLAG
GM –LOUISE IRWIN AND INA MYERS AND MONTY ADAMS
AND HENRY ARNOLD (HONORARY)
2007 CELEBRATING OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
GM –HARRY YEATMAN
2008 SEWANEE GOES GREEN FOR THE RED, WHITE, & BLUE
GM –JOE AND MARY SUE CUSHMAN
2009 AN OLD-FASHIONED FOURTH
GM –JOE DAVID MCBEE
IN MEMORY OF DARLA SHERRILL
2010 A STAR SPANGLED 4TH
GM -JOHN AND BONNIE MCCARDELL
2011 25 YEARS OF CELEBRATING THE 4TH
GM -GERALDINE PICCARD AND DAVID GREEN
2012 A YANKEE DOODLE 4TH
GM -JAMES AND LULA BURNETT
2013 AN APPLIE PIE 4THOF JULY
GM -ANNE LORENZ AND BETTY CARPENTER
2014 A RAZZLE DAZZLE 4THOF JULY
GM - CESAR LEAL AND GARY STURGIS
2015 SEWANEE PURPLE MOUNTAIN’S MAJESTY
GM -STEVE BLOUNT
2016 30 YEARS OF SEWANEE 4THOF JULY CELEBRATIONS
GM - MIKE MAXON
2017 MAY THE 4THBE WITH YOU
GM - ERIC AND MICHELLE BENJAMIN
2018 SEA TO SHINING SEA
GM - JOHN GASS BRATTON
2019 PEACE, LOVE, & FIREWORKS
GM - JOHN AND BONNIE GREEN
2021 MASK-ERADE
GM - DIXON AND ANNWN MYERS
2022 HOT DIGGITY ALL-AMERICAN DOGS
GM - NANCY J. BERNER AND DAVID B. COE
2023 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE
GM - KEN AND LYNN TAYLOR
2024 RED WHITE BLUE THANKFUL FOR YOUR
GM - ROB AND PHOEBE PEARIGEN