Joe Reyda — Gonzaga’s longtime athletic director, who died at 55 after suffering an apparent heart attack, the school announced — was a man for others. When friends and colleagues describe Reyda, that phrase peppers their thoughts and recollections.
— was a man for others. When friends and colleagues describe Reyda, that phrase peppers their thoughts and recollections.
“If you were at Gonzaga in the 1980s, and especially our class of 1985, having Joe there at Gonzaga was a source of pride for all of us,” said classmate John Ourand, now a reporter for Sports Business Journal, “because of the way he carried himself, how he conducted himself and just how successful he was. We all took great pleasure in how well Joe did at Gonzaga.”
“He had this discipline about him,” said 1996 graduate Casey O’Neill, who went on become the school’s lacrosse coach. “There was a sternness, but you never felt like he was against you. Instead, you wanted to work really hard for him because you knew he believed in you.”He employed a similar style as athletic director, giving his coaches space to shape their programs.
“He showed up,” O’Neill said. “He was just there for everyone. Whether it was the athletic trainer having an issue, a freshman soccer coach, a Division I college recruiter. There was so much going on, and you always knew Joe would be there and he would handle it. That’s a man for others.”
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