Brother John Fairfax, FSC, of the District of San Francisco New Orleans, died on December 26, 2023, in Covington, Louisiana. He was 96 years old.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Saturday, January 6, 2024
Visitation, 10:00 a.m.
Funeral Mass, 11:00 a.m.
Our Lady of Peace Chapel
Saint Paul’s School
917 South Jahncke Ave.
Covington, LA 70433
Interment to follow.
MILESTONES
Born: John Wheeler Fairfax in New Orleans, LA, on August 8, 1927
Entered Juniorate: 1940, Lafayette, LA
Entered Novitiate: May 30, 1944, Lafayette, LA
Received Habit: August 14, 1944, Lafayette, LA
Final Vows: July 2, 1952
EDUCATION
B.A., Saint Michael’s College, Santa Fe, NM, 1952
M.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1964
M.R.E., St. Thomas University, Houston, TX, 1974
M.Ed., Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 1980
ASSIGNMENTS
1945, Saint Michael’s College, Santa Fe, NM, scholasticate
1946, Denver, CO, medical
1947, Santa Fe, NM, scholasticate, student
1949, Landry Memorial High School, Lake Charles, LA, teacher
1952, Instituto Regiomontano, Monterrey, Mexico, teacher
1952, St. Peter’s College, New Iberia, LA, teacher
1954, New Orleans, LA; Lafayette, LA, medical
1955, De La Salle Juniorate, Lafayette, LA, staff
1962, Archbishop Rummel High School, Metairie, LA, teacher, community director; 1971, principal
1977, Sangre de Cristo Center, Santa Fe, NM, 100-day retreat
1979, St. Benilde Community, De La Salle High School, New Orleans, LA, teacher, community director
1983, Catholic High School, New Iberia, LA, teacher
1986, New Iberia, LA, New Orleans-San Francisco District director of vocations
1987, New Iberia, LA, Auxiliary Visitor
1990, Catholic High School, New Iberia, LA, teacher
1993, Archbishop Rummel High School, Metairie, LA, community director
2003, St. Paul’s School Community, Covington, LA, retired