Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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FATHER SULLIVAN breikt the ground for the construction of the Chemical Engineering Building. This was the major project during his fourth term as Provincial which expanded the educational facilities of greater Villanova. ALWAYS INTERESTED in student activity and progress. Father Sullivan is shown attending a dra- matic production in the Field House. He’is escorted by Father Dougherty, Prior of the Monastery, and Father Quinn, Head of the Augustinian Mission Band. LIKE BUILDERS of the past, Father Sullivan spent endless hours in planning, revising, and approving. Shown with Father McGuire, Presi- dent of Villanova. he is inspecting blueprints of his latest major creative project: the construction of the new Library. Father Sullivan lived long enough to officiate at the dedication of this building. Bishop of Boston. Both these institutions are rapidly developing to the de- sired magnitude in memoriam of their deceased mentor. Father Sullivan died suddenly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at his parish residence of Saint Nicholas of Tolcntinc on July 13, 1949. He served society, his country, his superiors and dealt with associates in a modest manner, always thrusting aside the honor due him. The black crepe which adorned the Villanova College campus is removed and the echoes of Gregorian Chant and office for the dead have subsided. But the memory and the achievements of this departed servant of God shall live on forever. 7

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9n M wosUam Father Mortimer A. Sullivan was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on January 2, 1887, and received his ele- mentary education at Saint Mary’s Grammar School. After leaving Lawrence to attend the former Villanova Preparatory School, now the building known as Alumni Hall, he furthered his education by enrolling at Villanova College. Upon receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1906, he embarked for Rome, where he attended Saint Monica’s College. He was ordained a Priest in the Order of Saint Augustine on July 4, 1909, and returned to the United States. Following three years of service as a missionary, he was assigned to what later became his new home, Saint Nich- olas of Tolcntine Church in Atlantic City, New Jersey. When the call to battle was sounded during the first World War, Father Sullivan enlisted in the ranks as a United States Navy Chaplain. His post-war activity brought him back to Saint Nich- olas’ Parish and within a short period he was asked to become the President of his Alma Mater, Villanova College. In 1932 Father Sullivan was elected Provincial of the Augustinian Order in the United States. He attained one of the highest, most respected and honorable adminis- trative positions in the Order, and remained in that office until 1938. His first term in office saw the beginnings of a vast educational expansion of Villanova College. In 1944 he was reelected to his former position as Provincial, and car- ried on the work of expanding the educational activities of the American Augustinians. Father Sullivan founded and sponsored the current growth of the University of Saint Thomas in Havana, Cuba. He planted the seeds of another institution, Merrimack College, in North Andover, Massachusetts, a suburb of Lawrence, to further cooperate with the desires of the 6

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They shared with us the riel Life and death are subjects which provoke little excitement unless they affect those near to us. During the course of their college careers, God took from our midst three fellow students. Our sympathy and prayers will be expended for their eternal comfort. As a tribute to their un-accomplishcd earthly objectives, the class of 1950 reverently dedicates its yearbook to the memory of these men who shared with us a century-old heritage and traditions of Villanova. Walter Morris was born January 23, 1928. He received his sec- ondary education at Garden City High School, Garden City, New York. He enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II, and served in that branch of the armed forces for eighteen months, spend- ing part of this period on an aircraft carrier. Following his discharge, he enrolled at Villanova College, where he became a business student in the Commerce and Finance School. Walter passed away as a result of pneumonia on October 22, 1949. As the De Profundis Bell knolls in memory of bis absence, our prayers arc offered for bis eternal rest. Ernest Riccio was born December 31, 1921. He attended Saint Joseph’s Grammar School and received his secondary education at Collingdale High School, Collingdale, Pennsylvania. Ernest served three and one-half years in the Army Air Forces overseas during World War II, and saw action in the Guam campaign. Following his dis- charge, he enrolled at Villanova College, where he became a business student in the School of Commerce and Finance. A foot infection contracted during the second semester of his Sophomore year resulted in lockjaw. He passed away May 26, 1948. As the De Profundis Bell knolls in memory of bis absence, our prayers arc offered for bis eternal rest. Richard Tirrell was born October S, 1926. He received his elemen tary education at Saint Philip and Saint James Parochial School ir. Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Upon graduation from grammar school, he attended the Millard Preparatory School in Washington, D. C. His education was temporarily interrupted during World War II, having scrvtd two years in the Naval Amphibious Forces. Following his discharge, Richard enrolled at Villanova College, where he pursued the Chemical Engineering course. In the second semester of his Junior year, Richard was stricken with meningitis and passed away February 17, 1949. As tlx De Profundis Bell knolls in memory of his absence, our prayers are offered for his eternal rest.