Archives: Deceased Fathers & Brothers

Father Roy P. Leonard, MM

Father Roy Philip Leonard died at St. Teresa’s Residence on August 5, 1989. He was 68 years of age and a Maryknoller for 45 years. Roy was born on February 10, 1921 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, son of Raoul Henry and Eleanore...

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Father William J. Tokus, MM

Father William Tokus died at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Sleepy Hollow, New York, on August 17, 2009. He was 80 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 49 years. William John Tokus was born December 27, 1928, son of William and...

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Father James S. Tokuhisa, MM

Father James S. Tokuhisa  died in the hospital at Tsu Shi on July 4, 1979. A year ago he wrote: “It seems to me I don’t have enough patience and brains to study, and my time is up, which means I won’t live too...

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Father William I. Tillson, MM   

William Irving Tillson died in Bangkok, Thailand at 12:45 p.m. on April 21, 1992. He was 44 years old and a Maryknoll priest for a year and ten months. William was born on October 1, 1947 to John B.Tillson and Ruth Williams...

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Father John J. Tierney, MM

John J. Tierney was born in Termon, Co. Cavan, Ireland on February 20, 1992. In October of 1911 he came to America and worked at the Hotel Grosvenor in New York City. During the winter of 1914 he attended night school at St....

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