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1924 – 1994 (May 11) Bernard Thomas Visocky, one of six sons and two daughters, was born on December 15, 1924 in Lilly, PA to Michael Joseph Visocky and Olean Pikus. Bernard was baptized and confirmed in the Greek Catholic Rite at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Portage, Pennsylvania. He attended the […]

1875 – 1915 (February 2) Amedee Joseph Viger was born in Montreal, Canada, on August 31, 1875, to Amedee Viger and Cordelia Desrochers. While still a child, his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Lansingburgh, New York. Amedee was confirmed there in Saint Augustine Church in 1888 and was educated at Whipple […]

1864 – 1900 (December 24) James Edward Vaughan, son of James Vaughan and Anna Doherty, was born in London, England, on April 6, 1864 and was baptized eleven days later in the Church of St. Mary, St. John’s Wood, London. He immigrated to the United States with his family the following year and grew up […]

1875 – 1931 (November 10) Nicholas Joseph Vasey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 12, 1875, one of three children of Bartholomew Vasey and Margaret Curley. He attended local public elementary and high schools, after which he enrolled at Villanova College. He obtained his B.A. degree in June, 1894, and the following September entered […]

1925 – 2011 (April 12) John A. van der Beek was born in 1925 in Nijmegan, Holland to Johannes Engelbertus and Maria Antonia van der Beek. On September 19, 1947, John professed simple vows in the Order as a member of the Province of Holland. He professed solemn vows on September 10, 1950, and was […]

1922 – 2002 (January 20) William Cornelis Van Breda, son of Cornelis Van Breda and Gertrude Picard, was born in Tilburb, The Netherlands, on July 8, 1922. He began his early education by attending the parochial school at the Broeders Van Liefde from 1928 to 1933, and later attended high school at the Pensionaat St. […]

1876 – 1927 (February 7) Charles Laurence Van Alstyne was born in Montreal, Canada, on August 5, 1876, the son of Charles Van Alstyne, a moulder, and Margaret Hall. He studied with the Christian Brothers in Montreal, and later spent some time with the Trappists. He was vested at Villanova on December 8, 1908, taking […]

1864 – 1949 (April 14) Alfred Henry Valiquette, son of Joachim Valiquette and Adeline Rossignol, was born in Ottawa, Canada, on June 9, 1864. He began his novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, the first Canadian to enter the Province, on September 18, 1885, and made his simple profession of September 19, 1886. He was solemnly professed […]

1909 – 1988 (August 15) John William Tuohy was born in Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York, on July 7, 1909 to Patrick Tuohy and Catherine Murray. He had three brothers and three sisters. Baptized at Saint Peter’s Church, he attended the parish grammar school from 1916 to 1924, He enrolled in Augustinian Academy on Staten […]

1940 – 2014 (July 20) Thomas Shawn Tracy was born on March 6, 1940, in Washington, D.C. He was the son of John J. Tracy and Marion S. Mills, and had one brother and one sister. Shawn was baptized on March 31, 1940, at Saint Francis Xavier Church in Washington, attended the Campus School of […]