In Our Prayers

Please remember in your prayers Opus College of Business Professor Emeritus and former Chairholder Peter Vaill.

Please remember in your prayers Alice Margaret LaCoursiere, mother of Center for Well-Being health case manager Lisa Voland. 

Please remember in your prayers Charlotte Kozak, mother of ITS employee Paul Kozak.

Please remember in your prayers Alfred Cutaia, father of Mary Pribble, Accounting Coordinator for Dining Services.

Please remember in your prayers Tyler Quinn Christensen, brother-in-law of Matthew Batt, associate professor of English.

Please remember in your prayers Lindahl Bert Gleason, father of Bruce Gleason, professor of music. He died on March 11.

Please remember in your prayers William Arnold "Bill" Estrem, a former associate professor and the Honeywell Endowed Chair in Global Technology Management in Opus College of Business.

Heffron was the 2014 recipient of the Monsignor James Lavin Award from the University of St. Thomas.

Dewerff is the brother of Karen Hennes, executive assistant to President Julie Sullivan, and uncle of Katrina Coffey, executive assistant to Father Dennis Dease, president emeritus.

Please remember in your prayers Paula Sorenson, wife of Ritch Sorenson, professor and Opus Chair in Family Business in the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, who passed away Jan. 14, 2020.

Please remember in your prayers Frank P. Morrissey, St. Thomas alumnus and brother of Julie Kimlinger, administrative assistant in the libraries. 

Taylor was the fiancé of Katrina Coffey, executive assistant to Father Dennis Dease, president emeritus; and future son-in-law of Karen Hennes, executive assistant to President Julie Sullivan.

Sister Mary Christine Athans, BVM, professor emerita at The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, died on Dec. 7, 2019.

Please remember in your prayers Michael Endres, 31. He died Dec. 5. 

Please remember in your prayers Kjersten Ellingson Schladetzky '02. She died Sunday. 

Please remember in your prayers alumnus Paul Sirba, former spiritual director of the St. Paul Seminary and bishop of the Roman Catholic Church's diocese in Duluth for the past 10 years. He died Dec. 1. 

Please remember in your prayers, Sharon Hinrichs, mother of Beth Bagley, program coordinator for the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship. She passed away Nov. 7.

Please remember in your prayers Dr. Shelly Nordtorp-Madson, professor emerita of art history.

Please remember in your prayers Al Tischler, husband of Kathy Tischler, Executive Assistant in Development and Alumni Relations. He died Oct. 17. 

Please remember in your prayers Matthew Chamberlain, a graduate student in the Opus College of Business. He died Oct. 8.