September 5, 2019
Brother John Coates, FSC, of the District of Eastern North America, died on August 27, 2019, at Providence Healthcare in Toronto, Ontario.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
11:00 a.m., Memorial Mass
Presentation Manor
480-61 Fairfax Crescent
Toronto ON M1L 1Z7
MILESTONES:
Born: March 14, 1914, in Toronto, ON
Entered Juniorate: September 5, 1928, in Aurora, ON
Entered Novitiate: June 29, 1930, in Aurora, ON
Received Habit: August 30, 1930
Pronounced Perpetual Vows: June 30, 1939, in Aurora, ON
Died: August 27, 2019
ASSIGNMENTS:
1931–1935: Scholasticate, Aurora, ON, student
1935–1936: Scholasticate, Aurora, ON, teacher
1936–1937: De La Salle College “Oaklands,” Toronto, ON
1937–1938: Saint Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, Buffalo, NY
1938–1939: De La Salle High School, London, ON
1939–1940: Benildus Hall (OCE), Toronto, ON
1940–1954: D’Arcy McGee High School, Montréal, PQ
1954–1954: Second Novitiate, Compton, ON
1954–1957: Novitiate, Scarborough, ON, sub-director
1957–1958: Cardinal Newman High School, Montréal, PQ
1958–1964: Saint Patrick High School, Québec City, PQ
1964–1965: Saint John’s School, Uxbridge, ON
1965–1970: Bishop Whelan High School, Lachine, PQ
1970–1975: Bishop Whelan High School, Lachine, PQ, resident: Piche Academy
1975–1976: D’Arcy McGee High School, Montréal, PQ, studies
1976–1977: O’Connor House, Scarborough, ON, vocation director
1977–1978: Formation Centre, Toronto, ON, vocation staff
1978–1979: De La Salle College “Oaklands,” Toronto, ON
1979–1981: Novitiate, Malta, director
1981–1983: 226 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, formation staff
1983–1985: De La Salle College “Oaklands,” Toronto, ON
1985–1989: House of Prayer, Jackson’s Point, ON, renewal
1989–1991: La Salle Manor, Scarborough, ON
1991–1997: Saint Paul’s Community, Toronto, ON, volunteer
1997–2003: De La Salle College “Oaklands,” Toronto, ON, retired
2003–2007: La Salle Manor, Scarborough, ON, retired
2007–2018: Loretto Abbey, Toronto, ON, retired
2018–2019: Providence Healthcare, Toronto, ON, retired
