I got along well with his twin brother Brother Gerard. Fr. Nichols was in charge of the Holy Name Society at the time, and they sponsored me at the Seminary.
The Seminary did technically have tuition, but most seminarians found benefactors to sponsor their stay.
I didn't have a Society chapel to lean on, and my independent chapel was running on fumes (used to have 110+ people, but since the Indult came, the congregation went down to less than 20).
I don't know who connected us, but I got them as a benefactor. I remember writing a couple thank-you notes to them.
But from what I could tell, Fr. Nichols took his priesthood very seriously; I could tell he was a holy and devout priest. My intuition said only good things about him.
Fortunately for Fr. Nichols, "As you have lived, so shall you die."
I've heard that the day of your death will be as holy/prepared/good as your last Sunday. Has anyone else heard this?