Uncle Lou – We'll Miss You! - Fairfield College Preparatory School

…he is the embodiment of Ignatian valuesand the true spirit of “Men for Others.”There is no better example of this than thefact that Lou has established a scholarshipfor Prep students and that it is his will thathis estate be donated to the school.Lou Saracco RetiresContinued from page 3students have been invited guests of“Uncle Lou” to these performances.Louis Saracco has thus served asfriend, colleague, and mentor to countlessmembers of the Prep community. As ateacher hired and nurtured by Lou sincemy arrival at Prep in 1971, it has been adistinct honor and privilege working withhim these many years. I must now repeata little of what I said about Lou at thefaculty dinner in his honor earlier thismonth. It has to do with the three thingsthat Lou has stressed to us as teachers ofhistory and social studies:1. Teaching is an art, not a science. Asartists we can learn from the masters,but we need to be true to ourselves andour own style as we attempt to paintour masterpiece. As Lou told me manytimes, “Be yourself!”2. To be a good teacher you need to reallyknow your subject matter. But learningthe subject should not be based solelyon book learning. Lou demonstratedto all of us the need to travel and learnfrom experience.3. Teaching should be fun. Lou alwayssaid that a teacher who does notthoroughly enjoy being in theclassroom has chosen the wrongprofession. Certainly, working withLouis all these years has been funfor all of us in the social studiesdepartment. His humor, wit andsensitivity have been indeliblyimprinted on us all.It should be clear by now thatLouis A. Saracco is Fairfield Prep’sreal “Renaissance Man.” Beyond that,however, he is the embodiment ofIgnatian values and the true spirit of“Men for Others.” There is no betterexample of this than the fact that Louhas established a scholarship for Prepstudents and that it is his will that hisestate be donated to the school. I knowthat I speak for the history department,the Prep administration and staff, andthe thousands upon thousands of Lou’sformer students and friends when I say aheartfelt: Thanks Lou for everything thatyou do and have done for Fairfield Prep.May you have a long, happy, and fulfillingretirement!By John Szablewicz, Prepsocial studies teacher for38 years.Louis Saracco has served asfriend, colleague, andmentor to countlessmembers of the Prepcommunity.4 As Indiana Jones on Halloween