The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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128 ■ THE WOLFPACKER ■ PACK PAST "Is anyone with you," the caller queried. "Yeah, Bishop's with me," Washington said. "Why the questions at this time of the morning? "Bo's plane went down in the Atlantic," the caller said. Stunned, Washington woke up Harris and said, "Bo's plane went down." "What?" Harris questioned. "Come on, man, you serious?" Reflecting on that time, Harris said, "Those were tough times then. I was sup- posed to have been on that plane. If Jim Stowe had not been in town, I would have been on that plane." Harris recalled a discussion the previ- ous night at the restaurant about using the charters and how much more accessible the aircraft were compared to NC State. The group marveled at the ease at which the fleet of aircraft and even a helicopter could be had. Stowe had only been back home in North Carolina about two hours or so when a telephone call from Harris awak- ened him. Bo was dead. [LSU offensive coordinator] George Belu, in Houston, Texas, recruiting, re- ceived a similar call from [LSU football business manager] Al Masella, saying, Bookkeeping Payroll Accounts Payable Audits Financial Forecasts & Projections Reviews & Compilations Tax Return Preparation Tax Planning IRS Mediation Estate Planning Pension/Profit Sharing Administration Investment Services Financial Planning Medicare/Medicaid Cost Reporting www.wwcecpa.com Williams, Evans & Company, LLP 102 West Spring Street | PO Box 1366 Oxford, North Carolina 27565 (919) 693-5196 | (919) 693-7614 fax Accountants James P. Winston II, CPA Gary L. Williams, CPA Leonard R. Creech Jr., CPA Carleen P. Evans, CPA Jennifer Reese, CPA Winston, Williams, Creech, Evans & Company, LLP Certified Public Accountants James P. Winston II, CPA Gary L. Williams, CPA Leonard R. Creech Jr., CPA Carleen P. Evans, CPA Jennifer Reese, CPA 102 West Spring Street | PO Box 1366 Oxford, North Carolina 27565 (919) 693-5196 | (919) 693-7614 fax www.wwcecpa.com www.systemscontractors.com Since 1977, Systems Contractors, Inc. has provided Industrial & Commercial HVAC Services throughout the Southeast. Call us today to learn more. 336.763.8969 • Commercial and Industrial HVAC • Design/Build • Piping • Custom Metal Fabrication • Service and Maintenance Contracts • Custom AHU's and Packaged Plants • Engineering Services • Energy Studies Q U A L I T Y • E F F I C I E N C Y • I N N O V AT I O N Rein (pictured with his brother Curtis) turned his successful stint in Raleigh into the head coaching job at LSU following the 1979 season, but he never coached a game, or even met with the players, in Baton Rouge. He passed away in a plane crash on Jan. 10, 1980. PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE MEDIA RELATIONS