LUCIAN ROBERT (LOU) ROBUSTELLI, a Stamford resident, passed away on February 11, 2010 at 7:30am. Born May 23, 1922, he was the son of Luciano and Catherine Galasso Robustelli. He was 87 years old. Lou graduated from Stamford High School in 1939. He attended St. Basil School before getting a full football scholarship to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. When WWII started he enlisted in the Army and served in various campaigns in Europe. He received a Battlefield Commission from enlisted status. When the war ended he was sent to Vienna, Austria during the army of occupation in Europe. In Vienna he was selected to be a platoon commander in General Mark Clarks honor company until relegated back to the U.S. for discharge. He enlisted in the Army Reserve. While in Vienna he met his "wife to be ", Helen Fowler, a native Texan. They were married in Washington, D.C. in 1948. Lou graduated from Georgetown University in 1948 with a B.A. degree and received his Masters degree in 1958. In 1950 they moved to El Paso, Texas where Lou coached high school football and taught History and Government for 14 years. In 1951, while in El Paso, he was recalled to the Korean war, training young troops for combat duty. When discharged he remained in the Army Reserve and was assigned to the Army Intelligence Corps. until he retired with the rank of Major. After 14 years in El Paso, Lou moved his family to Stamford. He helped his brother Andy with his business until he started a sports marketing business of his own in 1978. He and Helen spent 18 winters in Palm Desert, CA until they moved back to Stamford because of poor health. During Lou's busy life he scouted football for the San Diego Chargers and also worked their draft for 26 years. For several years he was active in the Boy's and Girl's club and was inducted in the Stamford Old Timers Association in 1988. Besides his wife Helen, he is survived by his children, Nanci Martine and her husband John of Northampton, MA, Mary Robustelli of Stamford, David Robustelli and his wife Joyce of Sheridan, AR, Edward Robustelli and his wife B.J. of Las Vegas, NV, James Robustelli and his wife Sandra of Roswell, GA; a brother, Andy Robustelli and his wife Jeanne of Stamford; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Lou was predeceased by four sisters, Susan Dooley, Angela O'Conner, Anne Ganino and Edith De Vito. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 11:00am at St. Leo's Parish, 24 Roxbury Road, Stamford. Friends may call at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 5:00-8:00pm. Interment will follow at St. John RC Cemetery, Darien. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to The Jesuits, c/o Father Harold J. Rahm, S.J., 710 Barronne Street, Suite B, New Orleans, LA 70013-1064. To leave online condolences, please visit www.cognetta.com