Brother Michael French, FSC, of the Midwest District died on May 28, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. He was 77 years old and served 53 years of religious life.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Tuesday, June 2
11:00 a.m., Mass of Christian Burial
Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/live/2U-dv7Ar-KA
MILESTONES
Born: Michael Gregory French, May 8, 1949, Grafton, ND
Entered novitiate: 1973, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Received religious habit: September 1973
Pronounced perpetual vows: 1978, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL
EDUCATION
BS, Moorhead State College, Moorhead, MN
MAT, Saint Mary’s College, Winona, MN
MPS, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
DMin, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL
ASSIGNMENTS
1972, Montini High School, Lombard, IL
1973, Novitiate, Windsor, Ontario Canada
1974, Montini High School, Lombard, IL
1980, Liceo La Salle, Chiquimula, Guatemala
1983, Mercy Boys Home, Chicago, IL
1985, Residencia Universitaria LaSalle, San Cristobal, Guatemala
1990, SIEL, Rome, Italy
1997, De La Salle Community, Chicago, IL
2000, Tolton Educational Center, Chicago, IL
2001, CIL, Rome, Italy
2010, De La Salle Community, Chicago, IL
2017, De La Salle – Benilde Community, Chicago, IL
2022, Novitiate, Chicago, IL
2023, De La Salle – Benilde Community, Chicago, IL