RAY SWANSON | Keystoner Lou Rotunno leaves a rich sports legacy

He was a man for all seasons.
Football, baseball, basketball and softball -- you name it and Louis Francis Rotunno had a part of it in some way or another. If he didn't participate in the sports he loved, he supported them in his own personal way.
Lou passed away last week following a brief illness. He was 60 years of age. He's going to be missed not only by the city of Sharon, where he served as a councilman, but on the local sports scene.
He was the president of the Sharon Touchdown Club which he chartered in the early 1990s. The club has grown by leaps and bounds under Lou's leadership.
His athletic abilities surfaced as a youngster in Sharon and he went on to play his scholastic football at Brookfield High School.
He was the center for the Warriors his senior year and was one of the standouts in the Steel Valley Conference.
Upon graduation he took his talents to Kent State University.
Supported youth
Lou in his later years was a strong supporter of youth athletics and activities. Not everyone always agreed with Lou's philosophy; however, that's what made him. He had his own convictions and lived by them.
He was a busy man, having belonged to numerous lodges and being highly active in the political field as well as in the community itself.
His love of youngsters seemed one of his biggest traits. He was a former Sharon Little League coach and manager and also served as a coach for a team in the Shenango Valley Girls' Softball League
Our sincere sympathy to Lou's wife, Adrianne, to his family and many friends.
Titans
A number of area players are on the Westminster College basketball roster this season. They will be competing for first-year head coach Larry Ondako.
Area team members are: Nate Luce, 5-10 sophomore, West Middlesex Ed Pagley, 6-0 junior, New Castle; Mark DeMonaco, 5-8 sophomore, New Castle; Brian Fadden, 6-2 sophomore, Mohawk; Quay Rosengarth, 6-3 sophomore, Wilmington Area; Dom Joseph, 6-3 sophomore, New Castle; and Shane McCullough, 6-4 sophomore, Neshannock.