January 4 PILAR TILOS was born in Hinoba-an, Negros Occ., Philippines in 1940. Baptized by a Columban priest, Pilar was a member of the 1990 first group of Columban lay missionaries, called RP 1, to be assigned to Pakistan. Hard-working and full of life and humour, Pilar died in her sleep at St. Columban’s, Lahore …
January 11 FR. THOMAS GERAGHTY was born in 1913 at Drumree, County Meath, Ireland. He died at Dalgan on January 11,1997. Having received his secondary education in St. Finian’s College, Mullingar [1927-32], Ireland Fr. Tom came to Dalgan in 1933 and was ordained priest there on December 21, 1939. Due to World War II, he …
January 16 FR. JOSEPH F. CONNEELY was born in 1907 at Glenamaddy, County Galway, Ireland. He died on January 16, 1997 in Dalgan. Fr. Joe was one of three Columban brothers; Dan and Paul had pre-deceased him. Fr. Joe received his secondary education in St. Joseph’s College, Roscrea [1919-20], and in St. Jarlath’s College, Tuam [1920-24], …
January 24 FR. ROBERT W. BURKE was born in Chicago in 1923. He died on January 24, 2011. Fr. Bob graduated from Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in 1949 for the Archdiocese of Chicago where he worked for five years. In 1954 he was granted permission to join the Columbans. The following year he …
