I just was on a website and learned that Dr. Frank Rocco had passed away this March. What a terrible loss to education and to WInona. He was a fabulous guy, a wonderful professor, and a big teddy bear to his Special Ed Department advisees. I remember when he first made me cry as a freshman when I went into his office for help with registration…I was shaking when I left his office……and then, oh the fun we had in his classes….. and the big hugs he’d give away to his students when we graduated.  Dr. Rocco was a phenomenal person. He will be missed!

Dr. Rocco- You taught us so much about what life in the teaching profession was REALLY like. You scared us as incoming freshmen, but you loved each of us……and you celebrated in our successes. You were an incredible person with a heart of gold. You made me into the teacher I am today! Thank you!

(p.s. I need to go into my photo files and find my college graduation picture of me, Dr. Rocco and his wife, Joyce. I’ll keep looking!)