Thursday, March 15, 2018

Wallace,Doc,and Gonzaga

Another March Madness is here for Gonzaga, and we once again hope for another Final Four appearance.

Wallace had ties to Gonzaga for many years, and of course, one prominent Wallace man, Mr. H.F. Magnuson and his generous gifts to Gonzaga are well documented.

 What some of you may not know is that one Wallace physician from my growing up Wallace days, Dr. Ed Fitzgerald, our family doctor, was a prominent athlete at Gonzaga way back in the 1920's. He was captain of the basketball team, quarterback of the football team, yes Gonzaga use to have football, and very, very good friends of Spokane legend and Gonzaga student, Mr White Christmas, Bing Crosby.

Doc was our doctor for years, and was my dad' s doctor long before he met my mother. He was a little rough at times, and his bedside manner needed some work, but he was a very good physician, and was very prominent in Wallace activities, including founding Lookout Ski Hill.

Here are a couple of photos of the good doctor.

 Captain of the basketball team

Quarterback of the football team-1925

In 1981, Dr. Fitzgerald speaking at the Bing Crosby statue dedication. 

Dr. Ed Fitzgerald, another great growing up Wallace memory.


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