b'Center in St. Louis. In 1969, Bro. LeRoy was assigned to serve president of Central Catholic High School.While there, he as a driver for the Superior General and Two years later, and with the blessing ofearned a masters visitors in Rome. Four years later, he was the Marianists, he began the incardinationdegree in instruc- assigned to maintenance at a high schoolprocess to become a member of the St. Louistional technology in Washington. From 1976-1981, Bro. LeRoy Archdiocese, although his untimely deathfrom Southernworked with a construction crew to buildprecluded completion of this. He also servedIllinois University. a new novitiate and retirement home in as president of John F. Kennedy High SchoolIn 1977, Bro. Bernie Cupertino. Due to an eye injury at the work- and associate pastor of St. Alban Roe parish.Brother Bernard Stratman, SM became a research site, he began participating in art therapy His most recent position was director ofassistant for the Diocese of Brooklyn Televi- and discovered an interest in ceramics. He faith formation for secondary schools forsion Center in New York. The following year, would later craft more than 200 statues of the St. Louis Archdiocese.he began serving the Church on the national the Blessed Mother. After the constructionstage, starting with a position on the Evan- project, Bro. LeRoy served in maintenance Brother Edward gelization Committee of the National Con- at a Marianist formation community in San Zamierowski, SM,ference of Catholic Bishops. Five years later, Antonio. He returned to California in 1985 85, died on Jan. 7,he was called to serve the Institute for Pastoral to serve in maintenance, first at Junipero 2019, in Dayton,Initiatives at University of Dayton in Ohio. Serra High School in Los Angeles, and then Ohio. Bro. Ed startedIn 1988, he began working for the National at Chaminade College Preparatory in West his ministry in 1955Federation of Priests Councils in Chicago, Hills in 1992. He served at Chaminade for as a science teacherserving as director and executive director. 23 years and retired to the Cupertino Mari- at Chaminade HighFrom 2002 to 2009, Bro. Bernie served as anist Community in 2015.Brother Edward Zamierowski, SM School in Dayton.executive director of the seminary depart- He earned a masters degree in botany inment of the National Catholic Education Father Richard 1960 from Ohio State University. The follow-Association. To cap off his ministry, in 2009, Wosman, SM, 59, ing year, he began a 14-year ministry in Africa,he was awarded the Cardinal Cushing Medal died on Jan. 21, first as teacher and director of a school infor Advancement of Church Research. In 2019, in St. Louis. Nigeria, then as a biology teacher at a high2010, he received the C. Alfred Koob Merit Fr. Richard began school in Nairobi, and, finally, as a professorAward for his contributions to Catholichis ministry inat University of Nairobi where he also earnededucation. Having been diagnosed with St. Louis in 1982, a doctorate in plant ecology in 1972. Bro. EdParkinsons disease, he retired to theteaching at St. Marys returned to the United States in 1976 to teachMarianist Residence in San Antonio in 2009.Father Richard Wosman, SM High School. In 1985, at University of Dayton and serve in localhe accepted a position in campus ministry and international programs grounded inBrother LeRoy at a school in Winnipeg, Canada. Four years Catholic social teaching and environmentalViera, SM, 92, died later, he entered a Marianist seminary in science, and dedicated to community develop-on Jan. 20, 2019, in Toronto and was ordained in 1993. He moved ment. In 1994, he became director of SWEAT,Cupertino, California. to San Antonio to serve as a teacher andOhios first AmeriCorps project. Five yearsBro. LeRoy started director of campus ministry at Central later, he developed UDs Semester of Servicehis ministry as Catholic High School. A year later, he was program, harnessing the energy of UD studentsgroundskeeper at a assigned to St. John Vianney High School in full-time community service in Dayton.Marianist novitiate in St. Louis where he served as principal As director, he mentored more than 400Brother LeRoy Viera, SM in California in the for a year before becoming president. In young adults and college students. In 2013,1950s. In 1963, he was called to serve in 2003, Fr. Richard earned a masters degree Bro. Ed moved to the Marianist Communitymaintenance at the Marianist novitiate in in educational leadership at Saint Louis at Siena Woods in Dayton and retired fromGlencoe, Missouri, followed by mainte- University. The following year, he began full-time ministry.nance supervisor at Saint Louis School in serving in education and leadership rolesHonolulu and a similar position in 1966at St. Marys University in San Antonio. Inat Chaminade, Cheviot Hills, California.2012, Fr. Richard was assigned to serve asMemorial: To make a memorial donation in the name of a Marianist, use the enclosed envelope and provide the name of the brother or priest you wish to honor, or go to marianist.com/donate.marianist.com/donate 23'