St Josephs College - Footprints Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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ZJ nomad il lefton once daid, C aclt one of- uA had Some kind of- vocation. lAJe are all catted ou C od to snare in .J4iA life and J4iA nindaom. Lacn one of ud id catted to a Special ptace in tne Kingdom. J f we find that place we wilt t e napp . f we do not find it, we can never oe compieteiu nappu. .jror eaclt one of ud, tnere id oniu one tkinq neceddaru; to fuifitt our own dedtinu, according to Cfod d witl, to t e wnat Ljod wantd ud to be. aint Aodepn d College id fortunate enough to have Cfod choode that thid dhouid be the place for Zrather Kichard Zrerrid ingdom. to ZJhe Giadd of 1986 dedicated ZJ oot print d to a priedt, teacher and friend. u4e had been a teacher of ZJheotogg here at t. Aoe d 21 ueard. Zrather Irerrid had taught manu in the ciaddroom, but what we have learned from thid dpeciai priedt goed beuond the academic adpectd. ZJhid teacher had taught ud through hid mang hourd of lidtening to hid dtudentd hoped and feard, that there are people in thid life who genuinelg care for otherd. .J4e had taught love, redpect and kindnedd. ZJhe doorbell at 256 id never out of order. ZJhid friend id alwaud available to lidten, advide or to watch a ball game. When one thinhd of thid man — ZJather ZJerrid — one automaticailg deed a dmiiing face. ZJhid priedt had dhown ud through hid happinedd, dende of humor and great love of life, that he id trulg dedicated to our JLord, edud Chridt, ZJhid unique individual had been a great addet to our college life. ZJhank uou ZJather ZJerrid for being the dedicated priedt, teacher and friend that gou are.