Marianist Centenarian

[Luigi]

MANN OH MANN! A MILESTONE BIRTHDAY FOR FR. LARRY

As the Society of Mary celebrates its bicentennial, it’s appropriate to offer special recognition to a Marianist who was around for the centennial.

Bro. Brandon Alana and Fr. Larry Mann in a 2015 photo. Fr. Larry was 99; Bro. Brandon, one-third that.

On Aug. 1, Fr. Larry Mann will celebrate his 100th birthday, joining Bro. John Totten, 102, in the exclusive ranks of U.S. Marianist centenarians.

Fr. Larry was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and met the Marianists at Cathedral Latin School. He and his older brother, Leonard, professed first vows together in 1933. (Bro. Len Manndied in 1995.)

Early in his career, Fr. Larry taught at Purcell High School, now Purcell Marian, where Fr. Joseph Stefanelli was one of his students. (Fr. Joe, 95, now lives in community with his former teacher.)

Fr. Larry was ordained in 1945 and was sent to teach at Saint Louis College – now Saint Louis School – in Honolulu, 14 years before Hawai’i became a state. Among many other ministries, he was associate pastor and pastor at Holy Family Parish in Pearl Harbor for 25 years, and was head of campus ministry at Chaminade College Preparatory in West Hills, California, for 16 years.

Fr. Larry now lives at a Marianist health care community in California. He attends Mass and morning prayer several times each week. Although frail, he spends as much time as possible “with the brothers.” He recently provided a special blessing to Bros. Michael Chiuri and Brandon Paluch who were on retreat at the community.

Fr. Larry welcomes birthday greetings. Please send them by email tomarianist@marianist.com.

[Amppax]

Purcell is my Grandfather's alma mater, I'll have to ask him if he remember's Fr. Larry. 

[Luigi]

And here's a soon-to-be centenarian in the Benedictines of Perpetual Adoration, Clyde, MO. - Sister Priscilla Trost. Her sisters are requesting a :card shower" for her birthday if anyone cares to participate. Address is in the hyperlink. http://www.benedictinesisters.org/articledetail.php?id=393&start=0&status=1&m_year=2016