George E. LaCava of Danbury, a retired Westport educator, died March 22. He was 86.
He was appointed head of instructional materials at Staples High School in 1967.
He received a B.S. from Danbury State College, a M.S. at the University of Bridgeport, and did graduate work at Fordham University and the University of Arizona.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, March 31 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church, 8 Robinson Ave., Danbury. Interment will follow in St. Peter Cemetery, Danbury. There will be no calling hours.
An earlier version of this story said incorrectly he was a member of the English department.
