Pastor Leonard James Nadeau

Dear Janice,
I am so sorry to learn of your losses. I used to work with your daughter Cindy years ago at the Light House Community Support Program in Minneapolis. I have thought of Cindy on and off over the years and what a wonderful person she was. Tonight I tried to look her up to say hello and learned of her passing and also of your husband's passing. Please know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Dear Janice
I am so deeply saddened to learn of your loss of Lenny You and yours are in my prayers and I’m certain God will give you the strength to overcome.

Mr. Nadeau was a kind, sensitive, welcoming and witty man.
As a new student at Rutland High School in 1973 he was always sure to be inclusive and always made sure I had new friends around.
He made a very lonely time a happy and safe experience.
Mr. Nadeau was the originator of the "Pay It Forward" movement without even knowing it.
His kindness has been "Pay'd Forward" since 1973 as a tribute from a lonely student remembering a wonderful man. (He would cringe at that...

sylvia, it's janet reardon i just checked my e-mail and read about lenny so sorry for you i've been in the hospital with a fractured pelvis and hip i will e-mail you better later

I have fond memories of riding back and forth between Brattleboro and Burlington in Lenny's VW bug, along with the other passengers, when we were going to UVM. He was always interesting and entertaining. I am so sorry to hear of his death, and wish we had kept in touch over the years.

Jan, Aunt Yvonne and Cousins, My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this difficult time. Len was one of my favorite cousins and will be deeply missed.
Love to all,

I was saddened to hear of Lenny's passing..he was a wonder man, great leader and my classmate..Joan Collins Ballou

Dear Nadeaus, 30 years ago Len was chairman of the English Dept. at Rutland High, and I was a substitute teacher. We used to play speed backgammon -- quite fiercely -- during free periods. One day we kept playing after the bell. Thirty minutes later a group of students knocked on the door. Lenny thought the other teacher in the team-teaching course was on that day. The kids waited til the period was almost over to let him know he was missing.
He was an excellent teacher and lived an...

Janice,
I don't know if you will remember us, Art and I used to dance at the Faculty Club dances and remember you and Leonard most fondly. I was so saddened to read of his death. We send our deepest sympathy to you and your family.

cheri rolnick