Stephen Takacs

I liked Mr. Takacs! Everyone liked him & we all wanted to take his classes. He lived in the swinging The Lofts Apts. His classroom was in one of the trailers behind the school building at Sanderson. Most of the girls had crushes on him. He was cool! We will all miss him.

I was sad to hear of Steve´s death. He was my teacher in 75´ and 76´ and a personal friend. The world has lost one of the "good ones".

Thank you for your service! Military and in the public education system. We will be thinking about Stephanie and her family.

Stephen was my first principal when I came to teach French and ESL at Wakefield. He was so open to new ideas and ways to improve our school. Great first experience for me and total surprise and sorrow when I found out. I'll miss you!

When I was a student at Broughton High School, Mr. Takacs was our student teacher in World History. Our regular teacher got sick and Mr. Takacs ended up staying to teach us the rest of the year. He was so inspiring and so interested in us as students. I graduated in 1972. Twenty-two years later in 1974 I got a new job at a local nonprofit and he apparently saw the notice in the newspaper, recognized my name, and called to congratulate me and to touch base. That sums up his real humanity in...