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I know he leaves behind beautiful and talented children and lovely wife. Such a sad loss. A really good man.
January 18, 2008


Brookline, Massachusetts
Died Jan. 3, 2008 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Born on March 27, 1943 and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Alphonse and Valdora Palena, Lou remained proud his entire life of his Italian-American, South Philly roots. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with...
Read MoreI know he leaves behind beautiful and talented children and lovely wife. Such a sad loss. A really good man.
January 18, 2008
My sincere condolences to Lou's family. I will always remember him fondly as my favorite teacher from my days at Weston High. Both his classes, and love of jazz were an inspiration for me.
I still use his favorite quote, "The perfect is the enemy of the good" - Voltaire.
We have certainly lost one the good.
Gary Boutell
January 18, 2008 | Dublin, OH