“Live so that when your  
children think of fairness,  
caring, and integrity,  
they think of you.”  
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

There’s not a whole lot more I can say about Lou Adderley than I said in my book, A Bahamian Odyssey. On the dedication page, I wrote:
 
“It is an honor for me to dedicate this book in memory of Mr. Leviticus “Uncle Lou” Adderley. Mr. Adderley was the headmaster of Saint Augustine’s College in Nassau, Bahamas in 1975. Better known as “Uncle Lou” to those who loved and admired him, Mr. Adderley was a true Renaissance Man. He was a scholar, athlete, man of faith, formidable leader, and loving family man. For me, he was a powerful role model of professionalism, compassion, and integrity. I feel blessed to have known him.”

Mr. Adderley graduated from Saint Augustine’s College, where he was the top academic student in the school. He also happened to be the top athlete on campus. He excelled in sports in both high school and college at Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He graduated in 1955 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics. While at Saint John’s, he was a three-time conference champion in tennis and won the conference wrestling title in 1954. 

Yesterday, when I stopped by the school, I had the pleasure of giving two copies of A Bahamian Odyssey to Mr. Adderley’s daughter, Daria, who is now a physical education instructor at SAC. One copy was for Daria. The other copy was for her mother, who I remember fondly. When she and Lou would show up to school events together, they seemed like the perfect couple. It seems that, in reality, they were. 

In a recent newspaper article on the legacy of Mr. Adderley, his wife, Floridell, was quoted. She said, “We were partners. We looked out for each other. We shared everything. We came together and discussed our family and our finances. He had a humble, gentle, kind, loving heart.”

I should also mention that Mr. Adderley was ordained to the ministry of Permanent Deacon for the Archdiocese of Nassau, serving at Saint Anselm Church in the Fox Hill district. 

I learned so much from Mr. Adderley. Apparently, hundreds of others did, as well. He retired from his administrative post at SAC in 1991 and passed away in May 2003 at the young age of 69. 

One of Deacon Adderley’s former SAC students, Philip Galanis, said this about his former teacher and administrator: “Deacon Leviticus Adderley was unquestionably a Bahamian ‘man for all seasons.’” Indeed, he was.