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Nick Thomas

Nick says of Pate's – "It gave me the confidence to question, the fire to compete and the desire to better myself". That fire is still burning away - he tried retiring once and hated it!
21 May 2020
Written by Nicholas Thomas
CGS
Nick Thomas Class of 1975
Nick Thomas Class of 1975

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