San Bernardino Valley College - Tom Tom Yearbook (San Bernardino, CA)

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President San Bernardino Valley Junior College 1941-1942 Dear Marian, This letter is about Dr. Nicholas Ricciardi — a man who has been a great inspiration to me and to the entire student body for a long time. Dr. Ricciardi has established an enviable reputation in the community as a fine public-spirited citizen, willing to help in all things at all times. Perhaps we students would never have fully realized just how much he has meant to us if it were not for his sudden departure for a new presidency. The fact that he is really leaving us just doesn ' t seem true; that ' s why Fm writing this letter — to make myself realize that this kindly, smiling man, who has helped us all with even the smallest problems, is actually off to new fields. It will always be impossible for me to think of the Junior College campus without seeing his tall, athletic figure striding rapidly up the walk and into the Administration building, ready to start a new day of guiding his students through various sorts of trouble. We shall miss his firm guidance and his generous smile; but especially we shall miss his teachings in patriotism, loyalty, and friendship. I know you can understand how lost we feel without him, but we know that Sacramento Junior College has gained an excellent president. Sincerely, Virginia