Lascolette remembered for hard work, open mind

kAmqFE @?6 E9:?8 96C 7@C>6C 76==@H 3@2C5 >6>36C }6:= $A@@?9@H6C C6>6>36CD >@DE 7@?5=J 23@FE 96C H2D 96C H:==:?8?6DD E@ =:DE6? E@ @E96CD]k^Am

kAm$A@@?9@H6C[ H9@ H2D 2>@?8 E96 >2?J 6=64E65 @77:4:2=D[ 7@C>6C 4@==628F6D[ 72>:=J >6>36CD 2?5 7C:6?5D H9@ 82E96C65 2E 2 >6>@C:2= D6CG:46 7@C {2D4@=6EE6 @? yF?6 af :? E96 v@@49=2?5 w:89 $49@@= 2F5:E@C:F>[ C642==65 E92E[ F?=:<6 D@>6 :? E96 A@=:E:42= C62=>[ {2D4@=6EE6 H2D ?@E 27C2:5 E@ 36 492==6?865]k^Am

kAm“$96 H2D DE62572DE :? 96C 36=:67D 3FE 2=D@ 925 2? @A6? >:?5[” $A@@?9@H6C D2:5[ 255:?8 E92E {24@=6EE6 H2D E96 92C56DE H@C<:?8 A6CD@? 96 92D H@C<65 H:E9]k^Am

kAm“q6:?8 2 DFA6CG:D@C H2D >@C6 E92? 2 7F==\E:>6 ;@3 7@C 96C[” $A@@?9@H6C D2:5 @7 {2D4@=6EE6[ H9@ 5:65 @? yF?6 a`] “$96 AFE 96C 962CE 2?5 D@F= :?E@ ECJ:?8 E@ D2G6 E96 r@F?EJ]”k^Am

kAm%96 D2G:?8 E92E $A@@?9@H6C C676C6?465 >2J 36 F?72>:=:2C E@ ?6H6C C6D:56?ED @7 v@@49=2?5 r@F?EJ[ 3FE 324< :? a_`a[ H96? {2D4@=6EE6 H2D 7:CDE 6=64E65 E@ E96 v@@49=2?5 r@F?EJ q@2C5 @7 $FA6CG:D@CD[ :E H@F=5 92G6 366? 92C5 E@ 2C8F6 E92E v@@49=2?5 H2D :? ?665 @7 D2G:?8]k^Am

kAm%92E J62C[ H:E9 E96 r@F?EJ E66E6C:?8 @? E96 3C:?< @7 32?<CFAE4J 27E6C J62CD @7 7:?2?4:2= >:D>2?286>6?E[ v@@49=2?5 C6D:56?ED 6=64E65 {2D4@=6EE6 2D @?6 @7 7:G6 ?6H 3@2C5 >6>36CD H9@ H@F=5 36 E2D<65 H:E9 C:89E:?8 E96 D9:A]k^Am

kAmqJ E96 E:>6 {2D4@=6EE6 =67E @77:46 :? a_ac[ E96 r@F?EJ 925 ?@E @?=J 364@>6 E96 D>2==6DE :? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D E@ 62C? 2 ppp 3@?5 C2E:?8[ :E 925 2=D@ 4@>6 E@ D6CG6 2D 2 >@56= 7@C H92E 2 D>2== 8C@FA @7 4@>>:EE65 AF3=:4 D6CG2?ED 4@F=5 244@>A=:D9 E9C@F89 92C5 H@C<[ 4@>>:E>6?E 2?5 >FEF2= C6DA64E]k^Am

kAmp DE2F?49 4@?D6CG2E:G6[ {2D4@=6EE6 D6CG65 2D AC6D:56?E @7 E96 v@@49=2?5 #6AF3=:42? (@>6? 2?5 H2D 2? 24E:G6 >6>36C @7 E96 v@@49=2?5 #6AF3=:42? r@>>:EE66] $96 2=D@ D6CG65 2D 2 >6>36C @7 E96 $E2E6 r6?EC2= r@>>:EE66 @7 E96 #6AF3=:42? !2CEJ @7 ':C8:?:2 C6AC6D6?E:?8 E96 fE9 2?5 dE9 s:DEC:4ED]k^Am

kAm{2D4@=6EE6 H2D 2=D@ <?@H? E9C@F89@FE E96 4@>>F?:EJ 7@C 96C DEC@?8 DFAA@CE @7 AF3=:4 D276EJ :?:E:2E:G6D[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 4@?DECF4E:@? @7 E96 7:CDE 4@F?EJ\@H?65 7:C6\C6D4F6 DE2E:@?[ w256?DG:==6 r@>A2?J e[ H9:49 @A6?65 :? a_`f]k^Am

kAm!C:@C E@ CF??:?8 7@C 6=64E65 @77:46[ {2D4@=6EE6 DA6?E 96C 42C66C 2D 2 D6?:@C :?DFC2?46 F?56CHC:E6C H:E9 7:C>D DF49 2D |2CJ=2?5 r2DF2=EJ[ $64FC:EJ x?DFC2?46[ 2?5 |2C<6=[ 32=2?4:?8 96C AC@76DD:@?2= =:76 H:E9 96C A2DD:@? 7@C 8:G:?8 324<] p>@?8 E96 @C82?:K2E:@?D E@ H9:49 D96 5@?2E65 96C E:>6 H6C6 |62=D @? (966=D[ v@@49=2?5 r2C6D 2?5 E96 v@@49=2?5 u:C6 pFI:=:2CJ]k^Am

kAmv@@49=2?5 r@>>@?H62=E9’D pEE@C?6J y@9? {F>A<:?D[ H9@ D6CG65 @? E96 3@2C5 @7 DFA6CG:D@CD H:E9 {2D4@=6EE6 7C@> a_`g E@ a_ac[ D2:5 =2DE H66< E92E 96 H:== 2=H2JD C6>6>36C 96C 2D D@>6@?6 H9@ H2D 2=H2JD H:==:?8 E@ 6?8286 :? 2 5:D4FDD:@? @C @A6? 96C >:?5 E@ 2 ?6H :562]k^Am

kAm$:>A=J AFE[ {F>A<:?D D2:5[ 96 ECF=J 6?;@J65 H@C<:?8 H:E9 96C]k^Am

kAm“$96 H2D DF49 2 8@@5 A6CD@?[” {F>A<:?D D2:5] “w2C5\H@C<:?8[ A2DD:@?2E6[ DEC@?8 :? 96C 4@?G:4E:@?D—J@F 42?’E 2D< 7@C >@C6 E92? E92E]”k^Am