Brother Austin Bernabei of the District of Eastern North America passed away February 2, 2013 at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft, NJ.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
De La Salle Hall
810 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738-1608
Viewing from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Wake Prayer Service at 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Chapel of St. Benildus
Christian Brothers Center
4415 Post Road
Bronx, NY 10471-3499
Viewing from 3:00 – 6:45 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial at 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Burial at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (family plot), Valhalla, NY
MILESTONES:
Born Robert Joseph Bernabei in New Rochelle, NY on July 5, 1928
Died at De La Salle Hall, Lincroft, NJ, on February 2, 2013
Entered the Barrytown Novitiate on June 12, 1950
Received the Religious Habit and Name, Brother Austin of Mary, on September 7, 1950
Pronounced Perpetual Vows in Barrytown, NY, in 1956
ASSIGNMENTS:
1953-1956, Pawtucket, RI, St. Raphael Academy: teacher
1956-1987, Bronx, NY, Manhattan College: professor
1987-1989, Bethlehem, PALESTINE, Bethlehem University: professor
1989-1991, Bronx, NY, Manhattan College: professor
1991-1992, Nairobi, KENYA, De La Salle Novitiate/Scholasticate: staff
1992-1995, Rongai, KENYA, Rongai Agricultural and Technical School: teacher
1995-1996, Bronx, NY, Christian Brothers Center
1996-1998, Rongai, KENYA, Rongai Agricultural and Technical School: teacher
1998-1999, St. Vincent, WEST INDIES, St. Martin’s Secondary School: teacher
1999-2001, El Paso, TX, Cathedral High School: teacher
2001-2004, Ansfrere, SOUTH AFRICA, La Salle College: professor
2004-2005, Bronx, NY, Manhattan College: professor
2005-2007, El Paso, TX, Christian Brothers: convalescence
2007-2011, Bronx, NY, Manhattan College Community: retired
2011-2013, Lincroft, NJ, De La Salle Hall: retired