Willie Tate came to Andover from Jackson, Mississippi, by way of stops in Ohio, Kentucky, and Massachusetts itself. An aunt and uncle actually lived in the town of Andover and were pals with Mrs. Skip Eccles, in whose dorm Willie would live Lower year. Willie’s life changed immensely having been taught, mentored, coached, and shepherded by some of the greats of our time on campus Leon Modeste, Lou Bernieri, Bobby Edwards, Cathy Royal, William Thomas, Thylias Moss, and the incomparable Jay Rogers. Willie took full advantage of PA: playing football, acting in plays, singing in the Cantata and Gospel Choirs. To paraphrase Willie, Andover clears the path for whatever we need to do. The leitmotifs of this podcast are all here: pivots, resilience, opportunity, the devotion of our class to each other all come through. Willie hopes to C Ya all soon.
