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Pierce College President Robert Garber announced Aug. 1, 2009 to be his last day as president today due to family complications in a letter to the Pierce Community.
In his letter, Garber explained that his younger son Jesse has been diagnosed with acute liver failure (ALF), a condition that, according to emedicine, normally targets younger people and weakens liver functions. His son is now on the waiting list for a liver transplant.
Garber has been president at Pierce for more than three years and has worked as part of the Pierce community for more than 23 years.
Garber will leave his position at Pierce in order to take care of his son saying, “I am truly distraught about leaving at this point in this way. I hope all of you will know how painful it is for me to give up this position and will understand how it would be even more disturbing for me to stay and not do my best for either Jesse or Pierce.”
