College of the Holy Cross - Purple Patcher Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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ifty years of service do not go unnoticed. Joseph J. LaBran, S.J. has al- ready been honored this year by his fellow Jesuits, for fifty years of confraternity in the Society'of Jesus. Yet we, the Class of 1987, feel that we too owe a special debt to this spe- cial man. Whether he is saying Mass in Loyola, striding down Easy Street fcowboy hat perched upon his head, walk- ing stick waving in his handl, conversing in the Pub, or con- fessing on retreat, Fr. LaBran seems always to be talking, to be talking to students. Perhaps this is only fitting. Fif- ty-three years ago he entered Holy Cross as a student him- self. But before he graduated, he was drawn to the Society of Jesus. He celebrated his Gold- en Jubilee with the Jesuits this year, next year he will cele- brate another Golden Anniver- sary with classmates from the Holy Cross Class of 1938. Fr. Lal3ran has spent the inter- vening years in a grand admix- ture of missionary work, devo- tion to Mary, and direction of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. Always he worked with the young. ln Baghdad, where he was post- ed for many of his earlier years, his students cried Abuna, Abuna fFather, Fa- therl! to him, today they shout Yahweh! in greeting. But Holy Cross has been his home for most of his life. From the Chaplain's Office, he first mo- derated the Sodality of Our Lady fa religious and social outreach organizationl, then began directing the Spiritual Exercises. Officially he was a counselor. Unofficially, he was a friend, He has become somewhat of a character about campus: young Crusaders echo his bat- tle cry of Yahweh! at foot- ball games and in Fenwick Theatre, he is a familiar face on Clark IV, where weekend masses in his room finally had to be cancelled because they kept spilling out into and down 50 Years UT SGVWCG- the hall, and his rolling, reso- nant tones during retreat, Come, Holy Spirit, and fill the hearts of your faithful exerci- tants, still ring in the ears of those fortunate enough to par- ticipate on the Exercises. Fifty years of service do not go unnoticed, but neither do fifty years of friendship and warmth. With great admiration and affection, we, the gradu- ating Class of 1987, dedicate this our yearbook to you, Jo- seph J. LaBran, S.J. We have noticed, Fr. LaBran, and we salute you. Yahweh! - Thomas A. Maurer 1 'Gif 'v'f'N- 1 Wah. '- r'f'? f 'f ' J mv wry Dedication imma n

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