Archives: Deceased Fathers & Brothers

Father William R. Booth, MM

William R. Booth was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on November 30, 1898. He went to St. Rose of Lima Parochial School and was graduated from Brooklyn Prep in 1916. He received a B.A. degree from Holy Cross College in 1920. Entering...

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Father William J. Eggleston, MM

Father William J. Eggleston died on June 8, 2000 at St. Teresa’s Residence. He was 79 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 53 years. William Eggleston was born in Newton, Massachusetts, on December 23, 1920, son of Joseph...

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Father William J. Downs, MM

William J. Downs was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. on January 1, 1890. He received his early education in the public schools of Erie and St. Ann’s Parochial School. For two and a half years after graduation from high...

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Father William J. Coy, MM

Father William J. Coy died on December 18, 2013 at Dumont Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Care in New Rochelle, New York.  He was 85 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 58 years. William Joseph Coy was born in Danvers,...

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Father William J. Collins, MM

William J. Collins was born in South Boston on September 10, 1913. He attended parochial schools and was graduated from Boston Latin School. He joined Maryknoll in 1931 and was ordained on September 17, 1939 (as a member of the...

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