Brian McTear '91 was featured in an article, "Bonding as only they could," in the Thursday, Dec. 17 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The article tells of the friendship that formed between Brian, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, and a young musician named Bobby Wolter, who also had the disease. Because Bobby also was infected with B. cepacia, which is highly contagious to others with cystic fibrosis, the two, who lived in the same neighborhood, never actually met; however, the two music enthusiasts formed a special bond via e-mail and Bobby's blog. 

Read this inspiring story of friendship here.

Brian, along with fellow Hill alumnus, Bill Robertson '92, is the founder of Weathervane Music Organization (http://weathervanemusic.org), a nonprofit endeavor that offers opportunities for exceptional independent artists to collaborate with record, film, and video producers. It is the mission of Weathervane to help talented performers produce and celebrate great independent music while spotlighting the Philadelphia region as a destination for music production. An article about Brian and Bill will appear in the next issue of Hill Ties magazine.