Kenneth Galluccio

Kenneth Galluccio (*09.07.1968 – † 22.02.2009)

Ken loved, lived and bled Lacrosse. For nearly two decades he worked tirelessly for the lacrosse-sport in Germany and in the rest of Europe to gain popularity and to progress. He was involved in so many aspects of the sport that there is hardly somebody in German lacrosse who did not know him or who hasn’t had his or her own “Ken”-experience. Without him, the present refereeing organization and youth lacrosse in general would be unthinkable of, because for both he was the precursor who made the moves so that those sections could even exist. At last he lead the German U21 Men’s National Team to its most successful participation in a World Championship as its teammanger. And when You nowadays see photos of European lacrosse players on a tournament website or in a magazine, chances are pretty high that they were shot by Ken. He was a multi-talent and a perfectionist. The latter regularly led to him offending people and he sometimes held views that weren’t liked and shared by everybody. But that was just him. When following these paths he never had himself in mind, but only the sport and those who pursued it. We have to thank Ken for so many things that we take for granted in our everyday lacrosse lives in Germany that it will be impossible to fill the gap that he is leaving behind.