Please pray for the repose of the soul of Brother Benildus Sulzer, FSC, who passed away on September 6, 2016 in Santa Fe, NM from complications due to numerous heath issues. He was 77 years old.
Brother Benildus was born William Karl Sulzer on November 2, 1938, in New Orleans, LA to Michael Sulzer and Alice Bergen Sulzer, both deceased. He entered the Novitiate in Lafayette, LA on June 10, 1956, and received the habit on December 7, 1956, also in Lafayette, LA. He pronounced final vows on June 20, 1963, in Santa Fe, NM.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Michael’s College, Santa Fe, NM, in 1961, and a Master of Education degree from Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA, in 1977.
Funeral Mass: September 15, 2016, 5 p.m., St. Michael’s High School Community Chapel, Santa Fe, NM.
Interment: September 16, 2016, 10 a.m., Brothers’ plot, Rosario Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM.
Tour of Duty
08-1958: Scholasticate, Santa Fe, NM, Studies
08-1961: Cathedral High School, El Paso, TX, Teacher
08-1962: Landry Memorial High School, Lake Charles, LA, Teacher
08-1963: Archbishop Rummel High School. Metairie, LA and Mater Dolorosa School, New Orleans, LA, Teacher
08-1964: Christian Brothers School, New Orleans, LA, Teacher; Camp St. Paul’s, Covington, LA and Camp La Salle, Pecos, NM, Counselor (1964-1973)
08-1969: St. Paul’s School, Covington, LA, Teacher, Prefect
08-1976: Sangre de Cristo Center, Santa Fe, NM, 100-Day Retreat
01-1977: St. Paul’s School, Covington, LA, Teacher, Prefect; Camp St. Paul’s, Covington, LA, Director (1977-1982)
08-1982: St. Michael’s High School, Santa Fe, NM, Teacher, Director (1987-1989)
08-1988: St. Michael’s High School Community, Santa Fe, NM, Curator of San Miguel Mission
08-2000: St. Michael’s High School Community, Santa Fe, NM, Retired
