InFormation (2021) Moments in Time 

People: Then & Now


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Richard Padilla

Date Listed: 6/26/03 (1/15/11)

Richard Padilla

6288 Camino Alegre

El Paso, TX 79912

(915) 833-9673

Bellarmine, BA, 1972; Catholic Theological Union, M.Div., 1976; Ed.D. Higher Ed. Admin., University of Houston, 1988.

Passionist, Ordained 1976, Houston Retreat House, 1976-77, Casa Guadalupe, San Antonio, 1977-82. Left Passionists. Area Coordinator, Assistant Dean of Students, Associate Dean of Students 1982-88 at University of Houston, Dean of Students at U of H -Downtown, 1988-94, Vice President for Student Affairs 1994 - present, The University of Texas at El Paso

Married Mary Helen in 1985 (along with Ricky and Lisa) Received dispensation and had marriage blessed in 1996. Three grandchildren, Janie, Julia and Ricky.

I am so glad to have been contacted. Hope we can get to people from my class. Unfortunately, other than those still in the Community I have lost touch with them. Looking forward to re-establishing contact.

I would not trade a moment of the time I spent in training and as a member of the Passionist Community. "The Barn" was truly a special place that brings back many fond memories. I also was one of the fortunate few that got to live in "Grosse Pointe" the trailer that formed an annex between the Monastery and the Barn. The friends, experiences and memories from that time are still amazingly fresh in my mind. I look forward to hearing from more folks and hope to see everyone next year.



Robert 'Bo' Padilla

Date Listed: 8/3/03 (1/15/2011)

Bob "Bo" Padilla

4705 Whispering Valley Drive

Austin, TX 78727

(512) 338-2987

 


Charlie Phillips

Date Listed: 1/15/2011

Charlie Phillips

3138 E. Prince Road #5

Tucson, AZ 85716

(520) 465-8652

University of Arizona, Bellarmine, St. Thomas University, Houston, TX

3 years as an Emergency Services Dispatcher (Pomona, California), 4 years as a Director of Religious Education (Florida and Houston), 3 years as a caseworker, 3 years auto leasing, several years of pizza delivery and recently as a cab driver. Start as a caseworker for a behavioral health agency in Tucson on Jan. 5th, 2004.

Two ex-wives, two bankruptcies, five children. The youngest received a scholarship to Arizona State, two are prospering through the Internet. One has been in trouble with the law and the other, like his dad, has bipolar disorder.

I have very fond memories of the guys in Louisville. Not only because of the innocence of the time and the fun we shared but because those years were my last healthy years before the bipolar disorder kicked in at the end of my senior year. It has been a different kind of spirituality ever since. In spite of this, achievements have occurred. I single-handedly caught a serial rapist. Arizona's football coach used my plays to beat UCLA in 1990, 42-0, and USC, 38-3, in 1991 when they were #1. And I healed a dove which had been run over by a car; when I prayed and touched its wing it rebuilt itself from the bottom up. The next day I attempted to heal a crippled woman but only killed a tree in the process. Oh well. During my most recent bout of depression, I kept singing "Yes, I shall arise"—after all these years, that song remains with me still.

Yeah, that is me in the football picture on the left side holding on to the another guy's shirt.



Daniel Pieper

Dan Pieper

12021 Fairway Pointe Lane

Ft. Myers, FL 33913

(239) 768-3808


Alfred Pooler

Date Listed: 6/4/2011

Fr. Alfred Pooler, C.P. († 1933–2015)

Mater Dolorosa Retreat

700 N Sunnyside Avenue

Sierra Madre, CA 91024

(626) 355-7188

"Father Alfred Pooler, C.P., 82, died Thursday evening, January 15, 2015 at Nazareth Home in Louisville. Born in Seattle, Washington and later raised in southern California, Fr. Alfred answered God’s call by professing his Passionist vows in 1953 and being ordained a priest in 1960. As a Passionist priest, Fr. Alfred generously served God over the years as a seminary professor and director, university professor and staff member, retreat center staff member, spiritual director, hermit, local community superior and itinerant missionary –in each ministry sharing God’s love through the Passion of Jesus." Read more...

Richar Ptak

Date Listed: 12/26/2022

Richard Ptak

26 Bloody Brook Rd.

Amherst, NH 03031

(603) 860-9952

Kansas State University/BS (Industrial Engineering),Kansas State University/MS (Operations Research), University of Chicago/MBA (Finance, Marketing)

Western Electric (Engineer); Digital Equipment (Product Manager, European Product/Tech/Market Mgr); Ptak Associates Industry Analyst/Consultant

Married to Diana since 1973, 4 kids (Jennifer, Justin, Todd, Colin (deceased)), 3 Grandchildren Meghan, Elsinore (deceased), Christopher, Ryan

MGC was a learning experience, acquired habits of religion, discipline, structure and study that provided solid foundation to face future challenges

Hiking and exploring the forests around MGC, baking multi-colored sheet cakes, Fr Gerard, Fr Michael, Fr Randall Joyce, Fr Simon, Fr Carl, Fr Peter