Album of the Deceased Marian Fathers and Brothers

† A LBUM OF THE D ECEASED F ATHERS AND B ROTHERS † 42 he served the community for many years as a care-taker of the refectory. He is buried in Marijampolė. In 1995, Father STANLEY SAPLIS , age 77, a member of the American Province of St. Casimir, a member of theAmerican Province of St. Casimir, died of cancer at house in Racine, Wisconsin. He was a religious for 54 years and a priest for 50. He served as a house superior and pastor. For 12 years he was engaged in the provincial administration as the first councilor, and for six years, as the fourth councilor. For some years he was a teacher, prefect of discipline, vice-rector, and principal at the Marianapolis Preparatory School. Since 1991, he was vice-postula- tor of the canonization cause of Blessed George for North America. He is buried in the section reserved for the Marians in St. Casimir’s cemetery in Chicago. m ArCh 4 On March 4, 1766, Brother CASTULO ŁOSICKI (Wo-s'itski), a student of philosophy, died in Warsaw after a long illness. He is buried in the crypt of the Skórzec church. In 1965, Father JOHN JAKAITIS died in Chicago at the age of 79. Born in Lithuania, a priest for 56 years and a member of the American Province of Saint Casimir for 35 years, he was provincial superior of the Province from 1933 to 1939. He also fulfilled the office of general councilor and general secretary for two years. Later he labored in Argentina for 15 years. He is buried in the section reserved for the Marians in St. Casimir’s cemetery in Chicago. m ArCh 5 On March 5, 1912, Father GEORGE KOLESINSKIS died in Chicago at the age of 76. He was a religious for 59 years (the major part of which he had to spend outside the community) and a priest for 53 years. As chaplain to the insurgents in 1863, he was seized by the Russian soldiers, but escaped capital punishment by using the identification papers of a lay insurgent who had been killed. He was sent into exile in Siberia where he was subjected to 24 years of hard labor. Two years after his return to his native country he felt compelled to emigrate to the U.S. He founded the first Lithuanian parish in Chicago. He is buried in the section reserved for the Marians in St. Casimir’s cemetery in Chicago. In 1964, Brother ALEXANDER KINSGAILA , a member of the American Province of St. Casimir, perished in the flames that engulfed the Marianapolis Preparatory School. He was 77 years old and a religious for 35 years. He is buried in the section reserved for the Marians in St. Casimir’s cemetery in Chicago.