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Schroder, John F. (Father)

Schroder, John F. Jesuit Father John F. Schroder died Jan. 25, 2014, in Grand Coteau, La. He was 95 years old, a Jesuit for 72 years and a priest for 60 years. He was a native of Atlanta and his family donated the home and land that established Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center. His active …

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Schoeppe, Francis W. (Father)

Schoeppe, Francis W. Jesuit Father Francis W. Schoeppe died Jan. 20, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif. Fr. Schoeppe was born in Baltimore, Md., on Nov. 19, 1922. His family moved to San Marino, Calif., when he was young. After graduation from Cathedral High School in Los Angeles and a year at …

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Schmitt, Frank J. (Father)

Jesuit Father Frank J. Schmitt died on Nov. 3, 2018, at the SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was 79 years old, a Jesuit for 61 years and a priest for 35 years. Born in South Point, Missouri, on April 2, 1939, he attended St. Francis Borgia for grammar school …

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Schiro, Nicholas T. (Father)

Schiro, Nicholas T. Jesuit Father Nicholas T. Schiro died on Aug. 4, 2018 at the St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Pavilion in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. He was 90 years old, a Jesuit for 73 years and a priest for 61 years. Born on Nov. 17, 1927, in New Orleans, where his parents operated a grocery store, he …

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Rodriguez, Edmundo (Father)

Rodriguez, Edmundo Jesuit Father Edmundo Rodriguez, former provincial of the New Orleans Province, died Oct. 28, 2017, in Opelousas, Louisiana. He was 82 years old, a Jesuit for 64 years and a priest for 51 years. He was born in El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 18, 1953, to Edmundo Rodriguez and Ignacia Escajeda Rodriguez, who …

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Reck, Donald W. (Father)

Reck, Donald W. Jesuit Father Donald W. Reck died Feb. 23, 2017, in St. Louis after a long illness. He was 83 years old, a Jesuit for 64 years and a priest for 51 years. He was born in St. Louis on April 19, 1933, the son of William A. Reck and Clara Kadlez Reck, …

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Jacques, Ernest J. (Father)

Jacques, Ernest J. Jesuit Father Ernest J. Jacques died on Oct. 8, 2014, at Our Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center in New Orleans. He was 80 years of age, had been a Jesuit for 61 years and a priest for 48 years. Fr. Jacques was born on Sept. 8, 1934, in New Orleans, and graduated …

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Hutchison, William J. (Father)

Hutchison, William J. Jesuit Father William J. Hutchison died Oct. 19, 2018, at the Fusz Pavilion in St. Louis. He was 83 years old, a Jesuit for 65 years and a priest for 52 years. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 21, 1935 to Joseph B. Hutchison and Theresa Haak Hutchison, who …

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Hogan, Thomas J. (Father)

Hogan, Thomas J. Jesuit Father Thomas J. Hogan died on Dec. 19, 2013, in St. Louis. He was nearly 82 years old and a Jesuit for 59 years. Born in St. Louis on Dec. 27, 1931, Fr. Hogan entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo., on Aug. 17, 1954. Fr. …

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