by Courtney Aquadro ’11
Williston has always taught us about how change is possible. There is no better
representative of this idea than Al Lavalle. Dan Curylo, a coworker of Al’s,
says that, “He changed the whole cage…changed people…changed the
school…all for the better.”
Al passed away on November 25th after a long battle with colon cancer. The day
alums and students found out about his passing, Facebook was overflowing with
memories of All and people thanking him for all he taught them. Al worked in
The Cage for ten years before joining the physical plant. While he was in The
Cage he imparted many life lessons onto hundreds of people. Following is a
tribute from a few alumns who will never forget him.