Dr. Mario Aste

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

I only found out today of Mario's passing. I am so sorry. He was an amazing person and teacher.
Thank you Mario for all you taught me. My memories of you will last a lifetime. You will always be loved. May you R.I.P.

Antonella Cody
University of Lowell 91

Dear Dottie,
Our heartfelt condolences to you and your family.

Meena & Jay Brahmbhatt

Dear Dot,

I just today saw Mario's death notice In the Sun. I am so sorry for your loss. I do know how devoted you have been to Mario these many years and I hope you can find solace in that. Please accept my heartfelt sympathy and know that you are in my thoughts.

Linda Emerson (a D'Youville friend)

Dear Dottie,
Our heartfelt condolences to you and your family.
Ray and Debbie Grimard

Mrs. Aste, my condolences on the loss of your husband and Lowell treasure, Dr. Aste. I was your student in Jr. High and I later took an Italian Cinema course with Dr. Aste at UML. I remember how proud you were of him... rightly so.

S

Lowell has lost a giant of a man so giveing to the immigrants thru out the years. Mario was as close to a Saint as one man could be he touched so many us and made us a better person. R IP my friend.

My sincere condolences to you and your family Dottie. My husband Marcel and I always enjoyed our time with you and Mario after daily mass at St. Michaels.

After his long illness, Mario is surely at peace with the Lord.

Your loving friend Lil Bellemare.

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

Dear Dottie and family. I am so sorry for your loss, you are in my thoughts and prayers.

I fondly remember Mario as a huge advocate for youth soccer in Lowell back in the early years of the league. Peace to his family..

Dear Dottie and family,
I am truly sorry for your loss. Although I didn't know Mario until we met at D'Youville many years ago, I have always been so impressed by the unwavering love and support you all gave him. May he rest in peace!
Sincerely,
Dottie Durkin

Dottie,

I was so sad to hear of Mario's passing. Bob told me when he came home from the University today. It has been a long road for the both of you, and you are to be commended for your constant love and devotion to Mario all these years. He is now at peace. I have pleasant memories of babysitiing for you & Mario as your neighbor and student of the University. He helped to guide me when I needed to fulfill my language requirement as an undergraduate Biology major. Bob also remembers having pleasant conversations with Mario when he was president of the teacher's union. I will always remember his smiling face and caring personality. Prayers go out to you and your family.

Bob & Pat Giles

So sorry to hear of Mario's passing. I remember him well from my time visiting at D'Youville. He was blessed to have such a caring and compassionate family. My sympathy to all of you at this sad time.

Dot
I admired your compassion and devotion to your husband and family . You and family will be in my thoughts
in the coming difficult days .
Joan Copley
DSC reception

Uniti a Dot e famiglia in preghiera, amicizia e grande affetto.

Riposi in Pace Mario, mi manchi tanto...che sei stato un piacere caro Professore.

I was a wide-eyed freshman at Lowell State's orientation in 1974. Having tried high school Spanish and French with minimal success, I was desperate for a language class that would satisfy my Liberal Arts requirement for graduation. It was at this point that I met Professor Aste. He convinced me, as only he could, that his Italian class was the answer to my dilemma. In essence, the deal was: if you do you best, complete all assignments and show up for class, he would take care of the rest. In hindsight, I am convinced that had I not met Professor Aste that day, I would have flunked German (the one remaining language option) and consequently flunked out of Lowell State before it even become The University of Lowell. His faith in me, coupled with his joy of teaching a language and culture that he truly loved, was critical to my graduation. I was thankful that I got a chance to thank him personally in 2005 at my son's graduation from Lowell Catholic.

My thoughts are with the entire Aste family.

Gordon Stevenson
University of Lowell, 1978

May You Rest in Peace Mario... Hugs and Prayers to you Dot and the Aste Family..❤

My Condolences to the family of a great man. Mario was always there for students at UML along with anyone who had the privilege of knowing him. May you rest in peace.

Celine Beaudry

Our deepest sympathy to you and your family - your dedication to the care of your husband was amazing- May he Rest In Peace now -God Bless him - our thoughts and prayers are with you

Dr. Aste was my professor at Lowell State College. He was brilliant. Thank you for all you taught me, Dr. Aste. My sincere condolences.

Thank you Mario, you introduced me to Fellini ; cinema, Coburn hall.
You enlightened me about the "Lead effects "of the darkened European period; Mid-evil technology; Oleny.
You improved my soccer skills and pushed me along to coach LYS.
My linguistic skills, well we will review those with vino at our next meeting.
God bless you & family.
Au revoir, Ralph

A wonderful personality full of ideas and accomplishments. He ranks in the top tier of people in Lowell who always encouraged others. His contributions to the community were exemplary and he will be greatly missed. Condolences to the entire family.

My husband Jimmy Lee Shelton knew Mario from his years at UMass Lowell as a courier Spoke very well of him with many fond memories

Dear Dottie,

I am so sorry to read about Mario's passing. You and I go back to St. Peter's School where you took over my teaching position when I went on maternity leave. I enjoyed meeting you both then and even had greater pleasure of reacquainting with you both when we taught at the Wang School together. Mario was a very kind and good man.
God's blessings on you and your family.

Anne Silva (Bergeron) Mullett

Dot and family, Although I did not know Mario while he was at UMass Lowell and only came to know him in his later years, I know he had a tremendous impact on the UML community. All of my friends who were either students or colleagues of Mario speak of him in superlatives that are reserved for only the most special people. Dot, I am blessed to have met you and to have been able to share so many heartfelt conversations. I am so impressed with your love, compassion and dedication for Mario. Your unwavering commitment to caring for him and making sure he received the best care possible was beyond impressive. You are in my thoughts. Brenda

So sorry to hear of Mario's passing. I saw Dorothy's love, devotion and kindness to him during her daily visits to D'Youville. It was a long struggle for you both. My prayers to Dot and her family.

For the short time that we knew Mario and his family, the love and caring was so true . Mario was a blessed man . Rest well, Mario!

Dear Mario, a friend, scholar and colleague for many years. You are sadly missed.

Uncle Mario, I was saddened to hear of your passing but am grateful that you are in a better place now. Thank you for all that you have taught me as my godfather. I am honored and humbled to be your godson. My prayers are with Auntie Dot and the entire Aste family.

I always enjoyed working with Mario on matters relating to the American Association of Teachers of Italian and the American Association for Italian Studies, organizations of which he was a longtime member and avid supporter. He especially enjoyed attending conferences where he always had a warm smile on his face and a kind word for his colleagues. We will miss him and all his good works. My sincere condolences to his family.
Chris Kleinhenz, University of Wisconsin-Madison

A wonderful man who will be dearly missed by his family. How fortunate you were to have had such a loving, devoted and genuine man as a father. Our prayers will be with you in the days to come.

Professor Aste was always a strong advocate
for his students at the University of Massachusetts
Lowell. He was very protective of the languages
and culture department. It was an honor to work with him.

Patricia Duff

A strong and indefatigable promoter of Italian Studies, Mario will also be remembered and respected for his generosity of time and many talents offered to the Italian academic community. With his passing, we have lost a dedicated colleague. My deepest sympathies to the whole family.

Thinking about you and your family. God bless you.

With deepest sympathy for the family. Frank Nuessel, University of Louisville

My uncle was special.
he was kind and a good person.
I will miss him, and all my prayers are with my cousins and my aunt.

He was a special person. We met him at a family function and he was total enjoyment for me excellent conversationalist he will be missed Greatly

Our prayers are with your family.

Sincere sympathy Dot, Stephen, Marie, Christine and family, especially our godson Joseph Aste.