This article was originally published in the Harker Quarterly Spring  2011 Edition

L-R Matt Brooks, who graduated from Harker predecessor Palo Alto Military Academy in 1967; then-California Secretary of State Jerry Brown; and Major Donald L. Nichols. “This photo was likely taken in 1974 at the Brooks residence in San Leandro,” said Brooks. “Jerry Brown was California secretary of state, running for governor. My father, Jack Brooks, was Jerry Brown’s campaign finance chair, and I was Jerry Brown’s campaign youth chair.”