My buddy Matt DeBoer is the principal at my grade school alma mater, Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. A couple of years ago, I started playing basketball with him in the school basement gym of my youth alongside the other old and young men of our twice-weekly game. Matt helped open the gym for us; he joined our game and we liked him right away — a Chicago kid who came to Minnesota excited about teaching, service, Catholic school and families.

He played with us a couple of times this summer, but mostly he was busy getting ready for the school year at Annunciation. I saw him last in July. He came to our game and cranked up the playlist he’d been working on as DJ for the school’s fall talent and fashion show. He was looking forward to introducing the kids to Charles Wright & the

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