Luciano “Luci” Servetto died very unexpectedly and at a very young age in a one-vehicle car crash shortly after midnight on Thursday, October 13, 2016, in Horseheads, NY. He was born on November 3, 1996, to Viviana Sitz and the late Sergio Servetto. Luciano is survived by his younger brother, Alejandro Servetto ’16, born roughly a year after him, and his mother. Luciano graduated from LACS in 2015. Only 19 years old at the time of his death, Luciano had just begun taking classes at TC3 to get a degree in business.
Luciano’s younger brother Alejandro hosted an all-are-welcome celebration of Luciano’s life at the LACS amphitheater in October, a tribute Luciano would have been deeply moved to see. Nearly 200 mourners were drawn to share in his memory and to recount the impact he made on their lives. According to his brother, Luciano would have wanted people to celebrate his life and been glad to see those who were happy just to have gotten a chance to know him. In one of the most telling showcases of the kind of person Luciano was, his brother began recalling the story of how, nine years ago at their father’s funeral, “There was one point where it was getting serious and someone just farted really, really loudly… and that really made it a lot better.” Later, Alejandro led the crowd as they collectively cupped their hands to their mouths to produce one monumental fart noise, which was followed by whoops and cheers in Luciano’s honor.
Luciano was one of those people who could strike up a conversation with anyone. At once mischievous and wild, he wanted more than the trivialities of life; he wanted excitement and joy. Luciano held a sort of optimism about life and all of the beauty it could offer and could, at times, be philosophical. Remembered by friends as always unquestioningly ready to offer a big grin and a hug to brighten one’s day, Luciano still had so much more to offer. His spirit was strong, warm, and inimitable. His realness, friendliness, and rejection of the ordinary touched the lives of those who were fortunate enough to know him.
Funeral services have been privately held. Donations in Luciano’s memory may be made to the Learning Web on 515 W. Seneca St or at learning-web.org.