Brother Joseph Burke, FSC, of the District of Eastern North America, died July 3, 2016, at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 7o years old.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Thursday, July 7, 2016
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Visitation
7:00 p.m., Mass of Christian Burial
La Salle University
1900 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141-1199
Friday, July 8, 2016
11:00 a.m., Burial in the Brothers’ Cemetery
La Salle Hall
6001 Ammendale Road
Beltsville, MD 20705-1202
MILESTONES:
Born: August 29, 1945
Entered the novitiate: June 15, 1963
Professed perpetual vows: May 13, 1971
Died: July 3, 2016
ASSIGNMENTS:
Elkins Park, PA, 1964-1968, scholasticate
Immaculata – La Salle High School, Miami, FL, 1968-1971, teacher
United States International University, Big Sur, CA, 1971-1973, study
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, 1973-1986, professor
University of Hartford, Hartford, CT, 1986-1990, dean
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, 1990-1992, provost
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, 1992-1998, president
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, 1998-2016, professor