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It was all good natured, nothing personal, and he had the same sense of wicked humor as my stepfather.
He taught at GU for approximately 40 years, and he signed his paycheck back to the university. He had a very successful CPA practice in Spokane, and was considered the tax expert of the Inland Empire: Eastern Washington to Western Montana.
Early in Gonzaga's NCAA run, I'd be asked about "what was it like to go to Gonzaga?", by alumni from huge state schools. I'd dust off a couple of stories, with the usual response, "damn, my college experience was nothing like that." We had 2000 undergrads at the time, 800 lived on campus. Going to GU was one of the best decisions I ever made.