Obituary: Gail Schultz, 78, helped set the beat for Blue Devils drumming group

When Donna Batchelor joined the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps board of directors in 2003, she didn’t really know anyone in that organization. And then she met Gail Schultz.

“I felt like a family member immediately, and it was because of Gail,” said Batchelor, now the board president for the internationally known and successful Blue Devils Performing Arts. “That’s how she was with everybody; she wrapped her arms around people.”