WSU family experiences full-circle moment through generations
Although 40 years apart, an uncle and his nephew’s shared experience of attending WSU brought their families together through beautiful memories and painful moments. When WSU senior Blake Gurney was 15 years old, he received news that his brother, Brian, a WSU sophomore at the time, fell about 100 feet while hiking at Pilchuck Falls in south Skagit County. Brian sustained severe brain injuries, which led to his death in 2016, uncle David Bricka said. Blake said Brian’s fraternity brothers in Beta Theta Pi accepted him as if he were already one of their own. Before sporting events in h...
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