Fred Romagnolo

Thank you Mr. Romagnolo, for being a great impact on my life. You were my best teacher ever. Besides teaching history, you were an example of living your passion. That lesson has stayed with me all these years. I pray for the repose of your soul.

I was in Mr. Romagnolo's history and humanities classes for 3 years at Giannini. He seemed to know everything! He was also very generous with his time--almost every day, a group of us gathered in his room after school for 45 minutes or more and talked, joked, and had an enjoyable time. He invested a lot of focused energy in his students. I can't even fathom how far reaching his influence on this world has been.

Mr. Romagnolo was my English teacher 50 years ago at AP Giannini and one of the very few who made a difference in my education. I will never forget his portrayal of King Lear´s Duke of Cornwall´s "gouge out thy vile jelly" complete with sound effects or our school play, Fiddler on the Roof. I have so many wonderful memories of this inspiring and brilliant man. He has and will always remain in my thoughts. Thank you, Mr. Romagnolo, you were one of the very best ever! Rest well.

I had renewed my friendship with Fred about a year ago, and we went to many classical music concerts together. He was devoted to his dogs and all animals and was simply a warm-hearted, outgoing, very intelligent human being. I just now found out he had passed. I will miss him very much.

I was fortunate to have Mr Romagnolo as my history teacher at Lowell. The way he taught us history was so unique, fun and inspiring. He was a brilliant teacher and also a very kind man. I´m so glad to hear that he lead such a long, rich and interesting life. RIP

I often talk about Mr. R. He was one of my favorite teachers. He commanded the room and everyone wanted to hear him. I did learn, though, if he said it, it might be on the test~!!

First time I spoke to Fred - front of his house, the two of us looking across the street at the house Klara and I had just bought (1992). A real fixer-upper. (The asking price was 179k, we got it for 158k.) After our introductions and general talk about all the work ahead, I said "Well, at least it doesn´t have termites." To which Fred replied in that loud voice of his, "Termites!? What you´re going to have to worry about is ants!" For a long time Fred joined us on Christmas Eve, shared...

Praying for peace and comfort to his family. Diane Lidell, Dean Lidell, Jason Lidell and extended family. You have many fond memories of spending time with your Uncle Freddie. God Bless you all in your loss.

i loved attending mr. romagnolo's world civ class in high school... he was so captivating the way he told stories... so glad he was able to travel the world with joe and wish i could have told him in person how great a teacher he was to us...