Thomas Cupillari helped bring the Keystone Observatory to Lackawanna County Author: Stacy Lange Updated: 6:40 PM EST March 3, 2021
LA PLUME, Pa. Thomas Cupillari s name will live on at the Keystone Observatory near Fleetville, a fitting earthly remembrance of a man who was always looking towards the heavens.
Cupillari was responsible for bringing the observatory to Lackawanna County in the early 1970s. For decades, he used to teach his own students at Keystone College along with anyone who had a curiosity about what else is out there. It benefited not only Keystone College, not only the students at Keystone College but really everybody in the area. The tens of thousands of people or more that have been here year after year after year to learn about the stars and learn about the heavens. That is really the legacy of Tom Cupillari, said Fran Calpin, senior director of college relations for Keystone College.