'An inspiration': Activist, teacher and rock mom Mary Morello has died at 102

Activist, teacher and rock mom Mary Morello has died at 102: ‘An inspiration’

Mary Morello, an international activist and retired Libertyville High School teacher who was the mom and biggest booster of Tom Morello, has died at 102, her son announced.

'An inspiration': Activist, teacher and rock mom Mary Morello has died at 102

Mary Morello, an international activist and retired Libertyville High School teacher who became known to generations of music fans as guitar virtuoso Tom Morello’s mom and biggest booster, has died.

Mary Morello, Libertyville native, activist and mother of Rage Against the Machine’s guitarist, dies at 102

In 1996, Mary Morello walked onstage at the Aragon Ballroom and her son, guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, lowered the microphone so she could offer a few words before the band went on. Looking sweetly at the audience, she said, “I’d like to introduce the best f – – – ing band in the universe.” She delivered the pandemonium-inducing line many times — in recent years, with the assistance of a walker. Ms. Morello, a retired school…