Br. Larry Gauthier, 83, died on Saturday, May 8. Professed in 1952, he had been with the SCJs for almost 60 years.
Originally from Montana, Br. Larry was a man who quietly worked in the background of the province. His first assignment was at Sacred Heart Monastery where worked the farm that was once associated with it. He then went to the SCJs’ Kilroe Seminary in Pennsylvania, where he did similar work.
He continued to take care of maintenance, carpentry and farm needs at Divine Heart Seminary and later at Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary.
Eventually the farms that helped to support the seminaries were phased out and Br. Larry moved to support roles at Sacred Heart School of Theology, St.. Lawrence parish in San Antonio and with the SCJ community in Raymondville, Texas.
In 2001 Br. Larry retired and joined the Villa Maria community. During the past year he lived at the Congregational Home in Brookfield, Wis., where he died.
The wake will be Friday, May 14 at 7 p.m. and the Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, May 15, at 10:30 a.m. Both will be at Sacred Heart Monastery/School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wis.
