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We all know the line by Will Rogers about Gilroy

I have known Bruce Tichinin for almost 40 years, going back to

St. Mary School in Gilroy proudly joins Catholic schools across the nation in observing Catholic Schools Week, held January 26 through January 31, 2014. Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. During the week, we focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation.

Intense bursts of red, yellow and orange leaves lit up the landscape outside the window of the Dixon Recreation Center. In the Northwest, the fall colors are spectacularly beautiful. Beyond the trees, young men set up cones on the perfectly laid out turf field for the flag football games on tap. A seamless gray sky enveloped the scene, and against it stood Weatherford Hall, the striking Grande Dame of the Oregon State University campus. The building initially conjures images from the Harry Potter Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but keen architectural academia grandeur dashes any sinister thoughts. A magnificent open archway in the middle of the building, where OSU graduates flock to marry,  holds the eye. As I trotted on the treadmill, I felt thankful, thankful in the moment, and thankful in my life as I steam toward the final chapters.