The wonderful Austrian economist Louis Michael Spadaro has died at 94. A famed teacher at Fordham, he was a friend and colleague of Ludwig von Mises, and the editor of New Directions in Austrian Economics. I remember Lou for many virtues, but his kind heart and dedication to Mises the man and the thinker stand out. May he rest in peace.

UPDATE from Ralph Raico: “I was saddened to hear the news of the death of Lou Spardaro. I knew him many years ago from the Mises NYU seminar, where Lou was one of the most active participants. His comments were always intelligent and to the point, but what I remember most is his invariably gentlemanly and considerate attitude which, I think, helped create the atmosphere of intellectual camaraderie that prevailed at the seminar.”