Dear Patricia, Jack, Mary, Patrick, Erin, and children, Cora and I share your grief at the death of John. In the Year I worked for John as Director of Mathematics in Shrewsbury I knew a man who combined strength and kindness in a way all educators strive for and few achieve. His intelligence never got in the way of his heart. In a long life I have met many wonderful people; few measure up to John (myself included) and none exceed him. Our love and prayers are with you as we remember and miss a beautiful human being. Peter and Cora Castaldi