Bios
Gary Franklin/Tenor Vocals & Webmaster Rick Costine/Baritone Vocals
Buzz Beasley, Gary Franklin, Rick Costine and Spence Decker
Buzz Beasley/Bass Vocals & Manager
Since the age of 10 while living in an Assembly of God Children’s Home in Illinois where his mom worked, Buzz has had the desire to sing gospel music. At this very young age he and another boy at the home traveled throughout the Midwest singing gospel music to gain support for the home. After leaving the home and joining the Navy and later the Coast Guard, the desire to have a group of his own never left his thoughts for very long.
In 1970 Buzz and his wife Beverly along with their four children moved to Okeechobee from Fort Lauderdale, where in 1983 he got his very first group started called The Believers Four. They sang together for seven years before disbanding due to their jobs and other ministries calling them into different directions. A short time later another group was formed and Buzz sang with New Ground for approximately 4 years.
Buzz and Bev are blessed with being surrounded with their four kids, seventeen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Besides staying busy with this special mission the Lord has given them, they are Realtors and have a medical transport business. Buzz and Bev are members of the Treasure Island Baptist Church and extend an open invitation to you to attend if you do not have a home church in the Okeechobee area.
In 1994 Trust Quartet was born and Buzz is very happy singing bass and managing the group. His wife Beverly serves as sound tech for the group and his secretary. They will tell you that it is truly a joy for them to be part of this group and know in their hearts that all the past years was just training ground for this wonderful journey God has sent them on with Trust Quartet.
Spencer Decker/Lead Vocals
Being with Trust for over 8 years now, Lead singer, Spencer Decker, comes to us with a vast background of Southern Gospel Experience. He has sung solo, been in trios, several quartets, including a family quartet called "New Vision", in which they traveled four years on the evangelistic field. In the 70's he substitued for Larry Orrell in "The Orrells", when Larry was sick. The Orrells were a fine professional trio from the Detroit, Michigan area. Spencer also filled in as lead singer with the "Hearts of Harmony" with Gary for awhile. Pastor, Spence, as he prefers to be called, is an ordained minister of over 30 years.
Spencer is married to wife, Karen. They have five children and ten grandchildren and two new great-children. You will enjoy his warm friendly smile and excellent voice.
Gary debuted with Trust on Easter, 2009. He comes to us with a vast array of Southern Gospel experience. Gary has been singing since the age of five. He formed his first group in the early 70's called, "The Glorylanders". Gary has continued to sing and play drums and write songs.
Being voted "Best Male Vocalist" in Brevard County, Florida by the Brevard County Musicians Association, singing tenor was still in his heart and his soul.
In the early 90's Gary continued his love for southern gospel music and four part harmony. He began traveling and singing solo with his family at his side. His travels led him to Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky and locally in Florida. He than sang with the "Singing Messengers" and the "Gospel Sounds" both from Florida.
In 1994, Gary began suffering great illness that left him unable to sing and virtually unable to fend for himself. This continued until 2008. Gary thought that he would never sing again. But, after so many years of doing nothing, he experience the magnificent healing virtues of the Lord. The Lord told Gary to "Get Up" and he would keep him up. And now he is singing again, giving his testiomony and praising God everywhere he goes.
After returning to his daily life, he helped form the trio "Living Waters 3" at his local church in Palm Bay, Fl. where he did most of the songwriting and sang tenor for the group. He later sang with the "Hearts of Harmony" quartet and now with Trust. Since joining Trust Quartet, gary has been pulled from the point of death 6 times to continue singing the music he loves. Gary lives in Melbourne, Fl. He has two daughters and four grandchildren. Gary also designed and maintains the group's website here.
Rick's Bio Coming Soon!
