Album of the Deceased Marian Fathers and Brothers

† A LBUM OF THE D ECEASED F ATHERS AND B ROTHERS † 14 Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, Connecticut. From 1967 to 1975, he was a member of the General Council and served as the General Secretary. He spent the last years of his life at the Matulaitis nursing home in Putnam, Connecticut. He is buried in the Marian Fathers’ cemetery in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. J AnuAry 3 On January 3, 2012, father John buKoWICZ (Boo-ko-vich), died in a hospital in Żyrardów (Zhirarduv) at the age of nearly 88. He was a religious for 66 years and a priest for 58. He held a Doctoral degree in Canon Law and served as the provincial secretary, the vice-postulator in the beatification process of the Servant of God Casimir Wyszyński and was a member of the Committee of the National Conference of Bishops in charge of revising the Code of Canon Law. Also, he was the curator of the Congregation of Sisters Handmaids of the Most Holy Sacred Heart of Jesus, the general postulator in Rome, and the protector of Polish pilgrims in Rome during the Holy Year of 1975. He was the custodian of Father Founder’s tomb, the defender of matrimony at the Metropolitan Court of Law, a member of the committee in charge of the beatification processes of the Servants of God Fr. Ladislaus Korniłowicz, Joseph Stanke, CardinalAugust Hlond, Fr. George Kaszyra, and Fr. Anthony Leszczewicz. In 1995, he became the first chairmen of the Marian Historical Institute. He was also the author of many books and articles about our Congregation’s heritage. He is buried in Puszcza Mariańska. In 2016, father Ireneus meller , a member of the Polish Province, died on his 81 st birthday. He was a religious for 62 years and a priest for 48. For 23 years he served in various Marian parishes in Poland as a catechist at schools, and for the following 25 years he was a much-valued chaplain at the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw. He is buried in the Marian Fathers’ section of the Waw- rzyszew cemetery in Warsaw. J AnuAry 4 On January 4, 1811, brother lADIslAus mIChAŁoWsKI (Mi-kha-wof- ski) died at the approximate age of 70 at the monastery in Skórzec (Skoo-zhets), Poland. He is buried in the crypt of the Skórzec church. In 1938, brother John KruoPIs , a 27-year old cleric, died at the house of Žemaiciu Kalvarija, Lithuania, of injuries sustained in an accident. He was a pro- fessed member of the Lithuanian Province for 7 years. He is buried in Marijampolė. In 1967, brother lADIslAus CIbulsKIs died in Chicago at the age of 83. He was born in Olita, Lithuania, entered our Congregation in the United States in