Keith Castelluccio

Rest In Peace. Thank you for my last 2 free points.. Capital C A S T E Double L U Double C I O

Mr. Castelluccio was one of the best teachers that I have ever had in high school. He taught International Relations to seniors at LCHS. He held current affairs discussions on national and international topics at a time in our history when it seemed the world was falling apart. I hope today's children have a dedicated teacher like Mr. Castelluccio.

I agree completely with the comments made by Mike. I consider Mr. C to be one of my best teachers from high school and college. I also took International Relations with Mr. C at Lawrence Central High School. Mr. C was an enthusiastic & engaging teacher who loved what he was doing. I am sure many of his students would say the same.

My deepest sympathy to the family and friends! “Mr. Castelluccio” was my 12th grade International Relations teacher at LCHS in 1972. It was an elective class, so the 15-20 of us truly wanted to be there. “Mr. C” totally rewarded our interest. He LOVED his subject and would hit us with rapid fire Socratic questions to force us to critically reason about what we could recall. He would squeak at us in feigned incredulity or puzzlement, or make us squirm with long pauses and close looks. He kept us visually engaged — his room carefully arranged with interesting maps and fascinating books. He was always moving, pacing the room or patrolling the aisles. For a break or a more lengthy discussion, he’d slide onto the top of an empty student desk, plop his feet on the seat, tick off his successive points on his upraised fingers. He even tried to make his quizzes fun. He’d throw in an extra credit question on some totally random historical factoid to the delight of those of us who were history geeks!! The long and short of it was he clearly LOVED his subject, LOVED teaching, and genuinely cared about us — seeing us not just as “high school kids” but as “almost adults” he might help polish as we’re about to join civil society. Of all of the teachers and professors I’ve had from K-12, college, and grad school, “Mr. C” remains one of my top favorites. I still have deeply fond memories 51 years later. I hope he would take justifiable satisfaction in knowing my passion for his subject area which he helped flame still burns as strongly as ever.

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.