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1924 – 2011 (July 13)

Harry Anthony Cassel was born on September 1, 1924, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, one of four sons and one daughter of Harry A. Cassel and Catherine M. Quigley. Harry was baptized on September 21, 1924, in Saint Patrick’s Church, Norristown, and attended Saint Francis of Assisi Parochial School in the same city. In 1938, he entered Saint Matthew High School, Conshohocken, Pa. and in 1942, enrolled at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York, as a postulant. He was received into Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, N.Y. on September 9, 1943, and made his profession of simple vows on September 10, 1944.

1907 – 2002 (July 12)

Carmen John Coletta was born September 28, 1907 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to Theodore Coletta and Rose Greco. He was baptized at Holy Rosary Church, Lawrence, on December 15, 1907, and attended Holy Rosary Elementary School. He graduated in 1928 from Lawrence Evening High School and did additional studies at McIntosh Business College. After working in the mills of Lawrence, he entered the Augustinian Academy at Mount St. Rita, Staten Island, New York.

1913 – 2000 (July 12) Joseph Gildea was born on July 26, 1913, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, one of six children of James E. Gildea and Mary J. Fitzgerald. He attended Saint Patrick’s Parochial School in Lawrence and Lawrence High School. He entered the minor seminary of the Order in 1930, and on September 12, 1931, […]

– 1877 (July 11)

Patrick Duffy was born in County Cavan, Ireland, the son of Michael Duffy and Catherine Munroe. He immigrated to the United States and made his profession of vows as a brother at Villanova, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1870. He was the sibling of Brother Stanislaus Duffy of our Province.

1900 – 1987 (July 10)

Joseph Thomas Conroy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Philip Conroy and Susan McPherson on February 11, 1900. He was baptized at Our Lady of Victory Church in Philadelphia, and attended West Catholic High School in Philadelphia. At the age of nineteen, he enrolled as a postulant at Villanova Preparatory Seminary on the campus of Villanova College, from which he graduated in 1921. In June of that year he began his novitiate and professed simple vows on June 25, 1922. Three years later, on June 26, 1925, he professed solemn vows.

1908 – 1957 (July 8)

George William Conley, son of George Conley and Elizabeth Bastian, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on February 18, 1908. Following his early education, he attended Augustinian Academy on Staten Island, New York, and entered the novitiate on August 15, 1926 at New Hamburg, New York. He made simple profession of vows on August 16, 1927 and solemn profession on the same day in 1930 at Villanova. He received his B.A. degree from Villanova College in 1931. Following theological studies, he was ordained to the priesthood by John McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, on June 12, 1934. He remained in Washington to do graduate work at The Catholic University of America.

1910 – 2000 (July 7)

Laurence Joseph Conneen, one of nine children of Michael L. Conneen and Gertrude Woodside, was born on May 17, 1910, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Saint Clement Parochial School in Philadelphia and later, Saint Denis Parochial School, Ardmore, Pa. He entered the minor seminary of the Province in 1926, and on September 10, 1929, was received into the novitiate. He professed simple vows on September 11, 1930, and solemn vows three years later. Upon graduation from Villanova College in 1934 with a B.A. in philosophy, he pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, DC, where he was ordained a priest by Archbishop Michael Curley of Baltimore, on June 15, 1937.

1935 – 2017 (July 7) Francis Xavier Gallogly was born on February 19, 1935, in New York, New York, one of two sons of Patrick Gallogly and Mary Charles. He was baptized in Saint Pius Church, Bronx, New York on March 17, 1935, and received his primary education at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish School. […]

1913 – 1994 (July 7) John Joseph Gavigan was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on August 23, 1913, to John Gavigan and Mary Cahill. He was baptized at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church in Atlantic City, and attended the parish school, graduating in 1926. That same year, at the age of thirteen, he applied […]

1907 – 1970 (July 6)

A native of Haverford, Pennsylvania, John Joseph Costigan was born on May 28, 1907. He entered the novitiate at New Hamburg, New York, on August 15, 1926, and professed simple vows on August 16, 1927. Solemn profession followed on August 16, 1930, as did graduation from Villanova College in 1931. He did his theological studies at Augustinian College and the Catholic University of America and was ordained in Washington on June 12, 1934.