University of Michigan Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Samuel Scarnato
Dr. Samuel Scarnato, 85, former superintendent of New Orleans Public Schools, passed away peacefully in his home on Feb. 16. A first-generation Italian-American born on Sept. 25, 1929, he was the eldest son of Serafino and Filomena Scarnato; beloved husband of Nancy Ryan Scarnato, whom he married in 1958; devoted father to one son and four daughters, and grandfather to 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Dr. Scarnato is also survived by his brother and his four sisters, Butler...
