Memoriam - The Triumphants
THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US:
The death of a community member saddens us all. A void remains as the brother with whom you have walked with for years -- even decades -- is physically no longer with us. Yet, the Mass of Christian Burial offers us the opportunity to praise and thank God for the love and mercy he has shown the deceased brother. Our cemetery now contains the remains of 38 of these heroic men. In the past 3 years our community has seen eight of these elders die in their fullness of time. They persevered to old age until their season to pass on to the prize of eternal life had arrived. For the rest of us it is indeed a great privilege to have been part of their wisdom years.
We offer thanksgiving to God for the gift of life which has been returned to God, the author of life. These are the most recent monks who have joined the ranks of the triumphant.
Brother Victor Charles Besche (July 8, 2010)
Brother. Thomas (Tom) Nabity (May 10, 2010)
Brother Leo Francis Larsen (September 25, 2009)
Father Clarence Joseph Biggers (March 3, 2009)
Father Phillip Dehner (December 4, 2008)
Brother. Emilo Quiros (November 19, 2008)
Father Joseph Tynan (February 22, 2007)
Father Robert (Bob) Pearson (February 16, 2007)
Father Edmund Brand (August 10, 2006)
Father Manuel Rodriguez (July 6, 2006)
Father Francis Xavier (May 9, 2006)
Father Damian Turk (April 25, 2006)
Brother Bill Reams October 30, 2005)
Father Lawrence Swartz (September 26, 2005)
Father Charles Zell (June 16, 2005)
Father Basil Pennington (June 3, 2005)