band, jump start. voices like that are just gifts. somebody gives you that from above. friends thought she could take her talent big time but tammie seemed happy to remain in columbia. one of her giggs was at her friend s annual barbecue. she enjoyed this. tammie was an entertainer. she didn t just stand up there and sing. along the way in 1996, tammie met and married a local boy, brett parker. a medical supplies salesman. he had been a star athlete in high school. he was always throwing some kind of ball. he played football and softball. he was an all american kid. an injury sidelined any thoughts of a career in professional sports so he took up amateur softball. that s how he met one of his closest friends. he was one of the best