The John Bapst school community was saddened to learn of the passing of retired English teacher John Brassil, whom we lost on May 15 after a battle with cancer. Mr. Brassil was one of the nation’s best-known and most influential AP English Language and Composition teachers, a fixture at AP scoring sessions for two decades and the author of textbooks and other curricular materials. At the same time, he was as inspiring and effective a teacher of students in “regular” sections as of those in AP. His friendliness and deep expertise represent a great loss to the English Department, his former students, and of course to his friends and family.
A tribute to John’s life can be found at this website:
http://www.brackettfuneralhome.com/obituaries/John-Brassil/#!/Obituary