b'I nR emembranceThe obituaries for Brothers Jim Facette, Victor Forlani, Donald Gieger, Raymond Malley and Edward Unferdorfer will appear in the nextedition of ALIVE magazine. For the complete obituaries of these Marianists and the ones remembered here, visit marianist.com/obits.Brother Hugh Bihl, University of St. Thomas in 1955. For the and directed the North American CenterSM, 89, died on next three years, he served as chaplain at for Marianist Studies (NACMS) in Dayton.July 27, 2020, in San the Marianist Novitiate in New York. In 1958, While at NACMS, he created many programsAntonio. Bro. Hugh he served as province vocation director and and publications, including the Basicbegan his ministry director of Daytons Marianist Lay Affiliates Handbook of Marianist Studies, a resourcein 1953 teaching at program. He alsohosted a radio call-in show for the Marianist Family. In 1997, Bro. LarryMarianist high called The Challenge of Modern Marriage, moved to the Czech Republic, working toschools in Ohio which ran for 25 years. In 1963, he began form a Marianist Lay presence there. He while earning a offering a Christian marriage class, a wildly returned to Dayton in 2005 and resumedmasters degree in popular course he taught for nearly 50 years. his work at NACMS, which he continuedBrother Hugh Bihl, SM English. In 1962, he For decades, Fr. Norb also counseled married until March 2020.began teachingand engaged couples, and officiated at twoEnglish at University of Dayton where he or three weddings each week, typically for Brother Wilbertalso spearheaded laity formation throughformer students. While Fr. Norb taught a Hamm, SM, 97,Marianist Lay Communities, one of his number of religion classes at UD, his run- died on Oct. 20,most enduring legacies. In 1967, he returned away favorite was the Christian marriage 2020, in Dayton,to high school ministry, teaching at Marianist class. He officially retired from full-time Ohio. Bro. Wilbertschools in Cincinnati and Kentucky while ministry at UD in 1996, yet continued to began his ministryearning a masters degree in theology. He teach the marriage class for another 11 years. in 1944 as a teacherresumed teaching at UD and earned a doc- In the last few years of his ministry, Fr. Norb and prefect at torate in theology there in 1987. In 1989,lived at the Sawmill Road Community and St. Johns Home Bro. Hugh moved to Nairobi, Kenya, where served as professor emiritus at UD. in Rockaway Park,he spent a decade teaching systemic theol- Brother Wilbert Hamm, SM New York. Bro.ogy at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary and Brother Lawrence Wilbert taught at helped form Marianist Lay Communities. At Cada, SM, 82, died St. Michael grade school in Baltimore forage 70, he returned to Dayton to serve in on Aug. 27, 2020,two years before returning to St. Johnsvocations ministry at the Marianist Novitiate in Dayton, Ohio. Home. In 1948, he moved to Cincinnati toand shared his theological expertise with the Bro. Larry attended teach at Purcell High School for one yearNorth American Center for Marianist Studies University of Day- before being assigned to Cathedral Latin (NACMS). In 2008, he was called to Davao ton and earned a in Cleveland where he taught business, City in the Philippines to serve a fledgling masters degree in religion and drivers education. Bro. Wilbertnovitiate for two years. He returned to mathematics in earned a masters degree in business fromDayton to serve again at NACMS. Bro. Hugh 1961. Three years University of Pittsburgh in 1955. He thenspent his last year in parish ministry helping Brother Lawrence Cada, SM later, he earned a taught at schools in Ohio: Chaminade Highthe Marianist Community in Maui, Hawaii. doctorate in mathe- School in Dayton, Hamilton Catholic inHe retired to the Marianist Residence in matics from Catholic University of America. Hamilton and, again, at Purcell High SchoolSan Antonio in 2015.He then taught math at UD while working where he remained until 1963. In recognitionto establish Marianist Lay Communities on of his business acumen, Bro. Wilbert wasFather Norbert campus. In 1968, he earned a masters de- called to serve at the Marianist General Burns, SM, 96, died gree in philosophy from Fordham Univer- Administration in Rome as secretary to on Aug. 28, 2020,sity. From 1969-1971, Bro. Larry served UD the Treasurer General. In 1965, he returnedin Dayton, Ohio.as dean of the school of business and asto the United States and taught for a year Fr. Norb began his assistant provost. He moved to Cleveland at St. Joseph High School in Cleveland. ministry in 1945 as in 1971 and taught at Borromeo College He returned to Purcell for a third stint, a teacher at a high and Cleveland State University. Bro. Larry this one lasting until 1977. He was sent toschool in Philadel- went to Rome in 1977 to study the Blessed Archbishop Moeller High School for a year,phia. Three years Chaminades manuscripts. The following but at his request, was allowed to returnlater, he served the year, he taught math at Western Michigan home to Purcell in 1978. For the next 11Father Norbert Burns, SM Marianist Novitiate University and worked with Marianist Lay years, Bro. Wilbert taught business, Englishin New York as a groups. In 1983, Bro. Larry was called to and drivers education at the school. In 1981,Latin and English teacher before attending Nairobi, Kenya, to teach Marianist candi- Purcell merged with Marian High School toseminary in Fribourg, Switzerland. He was dates in formation. During the 1970s and become coeducational. He retired from theordained in 1953 and earned a licentiate in 1980s, he also was involved with theclassroom in 1989 having served a total ofsacred theology from University of Fribourg. Marianist Studies program, an academic 44 years at Purcell Marian. He also earned a doctorate in theology from program for lay individuals, and foundedmarianist.com/donate 21'