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1928 – 2017 (June 19) Joseph Xavier O’Connor was born on May 26, 1928, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son of John E. O’Connor and Elizabeth O’Connor. He had two brothers and five sisters, and was baptized on June 4, 1928, at Saint Mary’s Church, Lawrence. He attended Saint Laurence O’Toole Parish School and Central Catholic […]

1868 – 1943 (June 18)

Robert E. Fitzgerald, one of four sons and five daughters of Patrick Fitzgerald and Ellen Ryan, was born in Emly, County Tipperary, Ireland, on August 20, 1865, and was baptized on August 31 of the same year. He entered the novitiate in Ireland in 1887, was simply professed on November 11, 1888, and was ordained to the priesthood in Ireland on June 9, 1892.

1891 – 1976 (June 18)

Ruellan Pius Fink was born November 30, 1891, in Littlestown, Pennsylvania to Basil Fink and Ella Noel. He received his early education in parochial schools of Littlestown and East Liverpool, Ohio, and Moundsville, West Virginia. In 1908 he entered the Augustinian program of formation at Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was received into the novitiate on June 20, 1912. He professed simple vows on June 20, 1913, and solemn vows on June 20, 1916.

1921 – 1978 (June 18)

William Michael Cusick was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on December 29, 1921, to William M. Cusick and Mary Higgens. He was baptized on January 1, 1922, in the Church of St. Joseph, Minooka, Pa. He attended public grammar schools and Central High School in Scranton, Pa., graduating in June 1939. While in high school he was a member of the band, the baseball team and the French club. On October 12, 1942, after a few years of employment, he enlisted in the United States Army and served outside the continental limits of the United States from May 24, 1943 to August 11, 1945. On November 2, 1945, he was honorably discharged as a technician fourth grade. A year later he enrolled at Villanova College in the school of Chemical Engineering.

1925 – 2007 (June 15)

Francis Augustine Eigo was born on December 10, 1925, in Smithville, New Jersey, the son of James J. Eigo and Cherry Applegate. He had 2 brothers and 2 sisters, and was baptized on January 3, 1926, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Mount Holly, N.J. He attended Smithville Grade School, Holy Name Parish School, Camden, N.J., Camden Catholic High School, Camden, N.J., and LaSalle College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanua, where he obtained his BA degree. He taught Modern Languages, French and Spanish, at Camden Catholic High School from 1947 to 1958.

1904 – 1969 (June 15)

William Francis Doyle was born September 22, 1904 in Chicago, Illinois, to James Doyle and Leonora Quill. He was baptized on September 25, 1904 in Holy Family Catholic Church, Chicago. Following graduation from St. Rita High School, Chicago, William was received into the novitiate on June 25, 1924. He professed simple vows on June 26. 1925 and solemn vows June 26, 1928., and earned a B. A. in Philosophy from Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1928.

1891 – 1960 (June 14)

William J. Deacy, son of John Deacy and Mary Daisey, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on July 8, 1891. He studied at Lawrence High School, Boston College, and the Harvard Medical School, were he completed one year. In 1917, he entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, and made his profession of simple vows on July 23, 1918. He was solemnly professed early, with a dispensation, on November 25, 1920.

1866 – 1927 (June 12)

Francis Albright, the son of Henry Albrecht and Mary Gallagher, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 2, 1866. He was vested at Villanova, Pa. on September 19, 1895.

1917 – 1987 (June 12) Joseph Richard Gattinella was born on October 20, 1917, in Smith Mill, Pennsylvania, one of two sons and three daughters of Samuel Gattinella and Dora Leone. He attended Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish School, Philadelphia, PA, and Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York. Following his novitiate year at New Hamburg, […]

1916 – 1988 (June 11) Francis Bernard Gilligan was born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 3, 1916, to Thomas A. Gilligan and Ellen Fanning. He had four brothers and fours sisters. Thomas, his older brother, became a member of the Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova, and two of his sisters […]