William Edward Hartgen, Jr., P.S.S. August 12, 2024 September 26, 1934 William Edward Hartgen was born in Washington, DC, on September 26, 1934, to William Edward Hartgen, Sr., and Helen Louise (nee Hatch) Hartgen. Fr. Hartgen was one of five children. His two...
Gerald Lee Brown, P.S.S. August 11, 2024 December 2, 1938 “Where there is no vision, the people perish,” could well have been the motto of Fr. Gerry Brown in his thirty-five years of service in administration—Council member, two-term Provincial, and rector several...
John Edward McMurry, P.S.S. March 19, 1931 March 25, 2024 Born March 19, 1931, and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Fr. John Edward McMurry was one of three children of Vincent and Augusta (nee Delaigre) McMurry. He is preceded in death by his brother Vincent de Paul,...
Michael L. Barré, P.S.S. September 25, 2023 August 14, 1943 “O Lord, I have heard of your renown, and I stand in awe, O Lord, of your work.” (Habakkuk: 3: 2) This is the opening line of the Prayer of Habakkuk, the subject of Fr. Barré’s unfinished final work. He was...
Louis Martin Reitz, P.S.S. November 11, 1929 March 27, 2023 Born November 11, 1929, and raised in Baltimore, MD, Fr. Reitz was one of two children of Louis and Eleanor (nee Hooper) Reitz. He is survived by Nancy D Reitz, wife of his late brother Donald, John G. Reitz,...
