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For nearly six decades, there was a Kuder brother at Gonzaga Prep. PHIL `68 served as a longtime science teacher and coach, and STEVE `60, a Jesuit, served on various committees and boards through the years. Both brothers are synonymous with a generation of Food Drive in unique and distinct ways. The poking, prodding, encouraging, challenging, and caring the legendary, curmudgeonly brothers dished out to students and families are what are most remembered and celebrated.

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if it seems like there's always been a cooter at Gonzaga Prep maybe that's because for nearly six decades there was or maybe it's the thousands of people that Stephen feel touch throughout their lives at a connection to prep the mostly just can't separate the word Cooter and Gonzaga because of the immense love they had for their alma mater the poking prodding encouraging challenging and caring those two legendary how bad curmudgeonly Brothers dished out to students and families are what we most remember and celebrate today recruiter brothers were as different as they were connected fill the science teacher Steve the Joshua. Steve the oldest by 8 years but somehow they seem closer in age especially because of how Inseparable they were they both love golf smoking cigars and pipes and Jeep Prep football Steve was always the favorite in his family at least according to his siblings Not only was he the oldest but a priest to boot Steve entered the Society of Jesus in 1960 Pines graduation from Gonzaga Prep where he has served as editor of the Gonzaga and newspaper and he was ordained as a priest June 23rd 1973 at Saint Aloysius Church has degrees with Gonzaga University class of 1966 majoring in Classics English and philosophy he later received a master's degree in English literature from Boston College and his PhD from The Graduate theological Union in Berkeley fornia before teaching at Gonzaga other Cooter taught English at Seattle prep University of San Francisco and Seattle University he spent time as a visiting professor at Santa Clara University Durham university in England and at Newman College in Edmonton Alberta Canada during his 44 years at Gonzaga University father Cooter twice served as department chair in religious studies engaging teacher Steve skillfully taught Old and New Testament scripture Shakespeare Tolkien Flannery O'Connor and modern literary criticism and his courses in Christian leadership were legendary so too was his love of poetry but her cooter served as acting dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the honors program he spent six years as Rector of the Gonzaga University Jesuit community is there 25 years as a trustee of the University Steve also served on the boards of directors of Brophy prep in Phoenix and Gonzaga Prep but I'll remember Steve is incredibly smart man of joy who not only had a lot of wisdom but was always generous to share it no one could condense and make things as succinct and clear SD cooter Steven I served on the province consultation for Jesuits who are the main consultors of the provincial Steve wisdom always show True in his Sage advice almost always turned out to be the right path he was a good friend build with faith never took himself to see seriously it was a phenomenal humblest and no one told a better story and Steve cooter Bill likewise carved out his own legacy of Gonzaga Prep he graduated with a degree in electric engineering from Seattle University after earning a baseball scholarship in 1968 a natural athlete Bill had his first hole-in-one at age 12 and golf would remain a part of his life till the very end g-prep girls and boys golf coach for decades with his girls team winning three state championships and he never forgot a golf shot he took in his life he always remembered the what when where and how of each shot but it was the classroom where he made his biggest impact many agonized over a cooter homework assignment and few ever felt the exhilaration of a 100% on a physics test Bill also became an innovator in the field technology establishing the first tech lab and net worth of prep as a teacher he was Unforgettable in fuel scooters class there is much more than learning a math or physics calculator he challenged his students to think critically and outside the box to solve a complicated problem lessons that help carry them through life but make no mistake people knew his stuff off and challenging his students to compete against him and solving a complex multiplication problem they was there calculators and he with his slide rule feel always one but in the long run it was his students who triumphed embracing and loving the process of learning even if it meant occasionally running a few laps in the court I just I just physics classroom of all the things of crap that feel valued the most it was the annual Thanksgiving food drive his homeroom alone consistently brought in 10,000 pounds of food piling above and lab stations and desk it was truly an incredible sight to see Hills homeroom one almost every year mostly because he was intensely competitive but also because he was genuinely moved by the poverty he saw and he wanted his students to have their eyes open to the world around them and appreciate the blessings in their lives Bill cherish family time especially when on Camano Island with his children and grandchildren and the extended Tudor family cherish the family mass is celebrated by Steve field would always raise his fingers to tell Steven how many times he had heard the same homily before family and Foods were everything to fill with Steve keuter perhaps they were so acceptable because of the belief they had in their students the love of their family and the genuine care for those around them they also shared the unmistakable Cooter twinkle in their eyes that always shown just a bit bright after the most constructive criticism has the highest compliment you could ever receive those duties by kruder brother are deeply loved missed and their lifelong contributions to convey grab them never be forgotten and now it's our distinct honor to welcome Phil and Steve keuter into the Gonzaga Prep Hall of Fame their love commitment and loyalty Harvey men and women within forerunners congratulations

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