Mourners in a Second Line procession last Saturday, Jan.3, held signs honoring the four members of the Krewe of Grambrinus Social Aid and Pleasure Club who all died in December 2025.
A brave band of musicians played in bitter cold, leading about 125 members and supporters of the krewe from Homer City Hall to Khararacters Bar on Pioneer Avenue. Some twirled umbrellas while many waved white handkerchiefs, two of the traditions of a Second Line march.
“We need to do this every year,” said Debi Poore, one of the participants. “It’s really good right at the New Year. It is still in that special time.”
According to an article by the New Orleans Jean Lafitte House, Second Line parades date back to 19th century jazz funerals. Both somber and celebratory, the first line were the family of the departed while the second line were those “who joined the procession to honor the dead and celebrate their life.”
A Second Line procession starts at Homer City Hall as members and supporters of the Krewe of Gambrinus walk on Jan. 3 on Pioneer Avenue to honor four members of the social aid and pleasure club who died in December 2025. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer Independent Press)A member of the Krewe of Gambrinus plays during a Second Line procession to honor four members of the social aid and pleasure club who died in December 2025. (Photo by Scott Waterman/Homer Independent Press)Members and supporters of the Krewe of Gambrinus walk during a Second Line procession held on Jan. 3 on Pioneer Avenue to honor four members of the social aid and pleasure club who died in December 2025. (Photo by Scott Waterman/Homer Independent Press)The music and words of a song are seen on a musician’s instrument during a Second Lline procession on Jan. 3 in Homer held by the Krewe of Gambrinus to honor four members of the social aid and pleasure club who died in December 2025. (Photo by Scott Waterman/Homer Independent Press)The Krewe of Gambrinus and supporters march in a Second Line procession to honor four members of the social aid and pleasure club who died in December 2025. (Photo by Scott Waterman/Homer Independent Press)Members and supporters of the Krewe of Gambrinus walk during a Second Line procession held on Jan. 3 on Pioneer Avenue to honor four members of the social aid and pleasure club who died in December 2025. Two marchers hold signs honoring Tarri Thurman and Marlon Prazen and Elisa Russ. (Photo by Scott Waterman/Homer Independent Press)Members and supporters of the Krewe of Gambrinus walk during a Second Line procession held on Jan. 3 on Pioneer Avenue to honor four members of the social aid and pleasure club who died in December 2025. Two marchers hold signs honoring Tarri Thurman and Marlon Prazen and Elisa Russ. (Photo by Scott Waterman/Homer Independent Press)
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