David A. Massaro Obituary (1935 - 2015)

Born Jul 23, 1935, David A. Massaro attended West Technical High School in Cleveland, OH. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about David A. Massaro.

Graduation Year	Faculty
Date of Birth	Jul 23, 1935
Date of Passing	Aug 18, 2015
About	David A. MASSARO, age 80, entered into rest on August 18th. Beloved son of the late Joseph and Mary Massaro. Loving brother of the late Dora Perkins. Dearest uncle of Cheryl A. Kieffer (Micah) of MA. Dear great uncle of Hannah and Elsa Kieffer. Friend and teacher to many. David was an English teacher for 30 years at Cleveland West Tech High School. He was a science fiction aficionado and delighted many by sharing his passion of science fiction, film and stop motion animation. He enjoyed good conversation, Philosophy, Theology and was a witty man who was a punster extraordinaire.

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Clyde (Randy) Wheatley '77 said:

Mr. Massaro was my Science Fiction teacher and introduced the class to classic black & white gems as "Night Of the Living Dead", "Freaks", and my all time favorite "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" where he acted out the heartfelt scene of Quasimodo's declaration of his love for Esmeralda, you couldn't fall asleep in that class especially when he jumped up on the desk to deliver the lines and ring the imaginary bells, contorted expression and strained voice, you could feel the passion and pain. He was working on a book and had me do some illustrations for it.

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Michael Wilk '92 said:

Mr. Massaro was my friend and mentor since my high school days. By the time I'd met him he was semi-retired and teaching as a substitute for my English classes. He'd had a profound impact on me, and years after graduation, when I worked at Blockbuster Video, he'd come in as a customer. We struck up a friendship and I later joined his film-watching group, which involved him playing films on his beloved projector. We'd lost touch the last couple of years of his life, but he was as a second father to me in many ways. I'll never forget him.

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