Editing Henry Fillmore (section)

===Florida band work===

In 1938, Fillmore, after being advised by a physician that he had just a few months to live, retired to [[Miami]], [[Florida]]. He went on, however, to prove the physician wrong, keeping an active schedule rehearsing high school bands in Florida and composing marches. The Henry Fillmore Band Hall, the rehearsal hall for many of the [[University of Miami]]'s performing groups, acquired its name as a tribute to Fillmore's work in the band genre.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Findsen |first=Owen |date=March 3, 1996 |title=Henry Fillmore: The March King |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/102429185/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=The Cincinnati Enquirer |page=42 |language=en}}</ref> The hall houses the Fillmore Museum.<ref name=":1" /> His march "Orange Bowl" was written for Miami's [[Band of the Hour]]. ''Uncle Henry'', as Fillmore was affectionately known to the members of the ''Band of the Hour'', also wrote the University of Miami's current official fight song – "Miami U How-De-Doo".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballfightmusic.com/track/Miami_FL_-_Fight_Song_-_Miami_U_How-Dee-Doo.html|title=Miami FL - Fight Song - Miami U How-Dee-Doo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060459/http://www.footballfightmusic.com/track/Miami_FL_-_Fight_Song_-_Miami_U_How-Dee-Doo.html|access-date=October 26, 2021|archive-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref> His arrangement of "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" is performed by the [[Florida State University]] [[Marching Chiefs]]. His march "Men of Florida" was composed for the bands at the [[University of Florida]]. He was given an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Miami in 1956 in recognition of his career. Fillmore lived out the rest of his days in [[South Florida]].