Deceased August 7, 2015
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50th Reunion Book Entry
In Memory
Lou DeSanti, our class president and secretary, passed away peacefully on Aug. 7. Lou loved life and gave of his time and energy to help others personally and professionally. He was valedictorian of his high school class and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Amherst before obtaining a Ph.D. in international relations from Columbia University.
Lou served 39 months in U.S. Army Headquarters of the Alaskan Command in Anchorage during World War II. He had a highly successful career in international relations, earning an Intelligence Medal for “exceptional achievement” and a rare medal for “outstanding performance,” together with a “certificate of distinction.”
In retirement, Lou spent time writing books: Columbus and the New World, Hero of the Millennium and The U.S. and Mussolini (based on the classified files of the State Department and the captured papers of Mussolini).
Lou indeed was a remarkable person and is survived by his devoted wife, Olga; four children; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Gordon Cole ’44