The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as De La Salle Brothers, is a religious congregation of men founded by Saint John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers of youth. The Brothers are consecrated to procuring God’s glory and the salvation of the young through the ministry of giving a human and Christian education to the young, especially the poor and marginalized.
The Brothers have answered a call to a vocation of faith, community, and service with the work of teaching the minds and touching the hearts of the young people entrusted to their care. Together with their Lasallian Partners, the Brothers exercise a ministry that is rooted in the charism of Saint John Baptist de La Salle and realized through the over three century tradition of Lasallian education.
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Brother Jubilarians 2019-2020
In Memoriam 2019 – 2020
Brother George Hetzel, FSC
November 13, 1937 – December 30, 2020
Received habit: August 14, 1955
Final Vows: June 7, 1962
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Brother Paul Walsh, FSC
May 30, 1925 – November 28, 2020
Received habit: August 14, 1941
Final vows: July 1, 1950, Santa Fe, NM
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Brother Louis Welker, FSC
September 14, 1943 – September 14, 2020
Received Habit: August 31, 1962
Final Vows: April 14, 1968
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Brother Alfred Baltz, FSC
September 24, 1922 – September 9, 2020
Received Habit: August 14, 1939
Final Vows: June 5, 1947
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Brother John Achin, FSC
November 12, 1939 – June 3, 2020
Received Habit: January 25, 1958
Final Vows: August 15, 1964
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Brother Robert Wallace, FSC
March 31, 1949 – May 4, 2020
Received habit: January 9, 1972
Final vows: September 16, 1983
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Read eulogy by Brother Dan Fenton, FSC.
Brother Mark McVann, FSC (Midwest District)
August 28, 1950 – May 3, 2020
Received Habit: September 29, 1973
Final vows: July, 1979
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Brother Ralph Baltz, FSC
August 27, 1920 – March 14, 2020
Received Habit: August 14, 1936
Final Vows: June 6, 1945
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Brother Stanislaus Sobczyk, FSC (Midwest District)
September 8, 1944 – July 22, 2019
Received Habit: August 31, 1963
Final Vows: 1969
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Read eulogy by Brother Michael Meister, FSC.
Brother Martin Ash, FSC
January 27, 1940 – May 24, 2019
Received Habit: August 14, 1957
Final Vows: June 19, 1965
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Read eulogy by Brother Raphael Patton, FSC.
Brother Raphael Phandinh, FSC
April 13, 1926 – March 22, 2019
Received Habit: September 15, 1946
Final Vows: August 3, 1953
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Read eulogy by Brother Valery An Nguyen, FSC
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Brother Jeffrey Calligan, FSC
February 5, 1940 – February 15, 2019
Received Habit: September 7, 1958
Final Vows: June 30, 1965
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Read eulogy by Merle Martin Dooley.
Read eulogy by Gina Hall, AFSC.
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Brother Dominic Ruegg, FSC
August 31, 1918 – February 15, 2019
Received Habit: August 14, 1936
Final Vows: August 15, 1943
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Read eulogy by Brother Camillus Chavez, FSC.
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