The Lords of Discipline (79 page)

Conroy with his daughters in the 1980s.

Conroy with his mentor and former high school English teacher, Eugene Norris, in 1990. Norris introduced Conroy to
The Catcher in the Rye
, to this day one of his favorite books. The two remained close for years and Conroy delivered a eulogy at Norris’s funeral.

Pat and Cassandra King on the day of their wedding in 1998. Cassandra is a bestselling author of four novels, including
Queen of Broken Hearts
and
The Same Sweet Girls
.

Pat and Cassandra look over a scrapbook documenting his life and career in June 2010.

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