It is with regret that I just read of the passing of one of my schoolmates and your beloved mentor Mr. Howard Nichols. I graduated in 1954 from PAMA and carried all that was fondly taught to me about the values of life at PAMA by Howard's dad, Major Donald Nichols, as a guideline for how I have tried to live my life. I will never forget his slogan at PAMA: "Character Building for Your Son." I always considered Major Nichols as one of my mentors in life. As a fellow student of Howard’s I saw the same kind of dedication to instilling those values in people that his dad did…. There was a real spark of Major Nichols in him. I remember Howard as always striving to achieve something higher and better. It doesn't surprise me that his life was such a success. He will be sorely missed by me and most of the people who knew him.

– Wade Wallace