Background
Caputa, Lewis Anthony was born on May 20, 1924 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Anthony and Maria Lea (Ciarizo) Caputa.
Caputa, Lewis Anthony was born on May 20, 1924 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Anthony and Maria Lea (Ciarizo) Caputa.
Bachelor, University Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1950. Master of Arts, University Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1955.
Teacher Spanish, Italian and Russian, Dade County Public Schools, Miami, 1952-1963;
assistant principal, Riviera Junior High School, Miami, 1963-1966;
assistant principal, Killian Senior High School, Miami, 1966-1979;
director pupil personnel services, Dade County Schools, Miami, 1978-1982;
headmaster, Gulliver Prep School, Coral Gables, Florida, 1982-1992;
retired,, 1992. Adjunct Professor U. Miami, 1963-1966, Miami-Dade Community College, 1964-1969. Consultant in discipline Fort Myers (Florida) Schools, 1967.
Consultant in desegration Melbourne (Florida) Schools, 1968. Coordinator Italian exchange program National Assn.Secondary School Prins. and Gulliver Schools, 1989-1992.
Youth advisory board City of Coral Gables, 1969-1974. Member National Association Secondary School Principals, Iron Arrow Society, Kiwanis (scholarship 1955-1956), Coral Gables Country Club, Omicron Delta Kappa Alumni, Kappa Sigma Alumni (named Man of Year 1948, president 1958-1959).
Married Jean Marie Tierney, August 16, 1952. Children: Lewis A. Caputa, Mary Jean McNellis, Michael D. Caputa, Margaret E. Caputa.