Brother Ricardo Palacio, FSC, of the District of San Francisco New Orleans, died on July 27, 2025, at Mont La Salle in Napa, California. He was 73 years old and served 52 years of religious life.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025
10:30 a.m., Funeral Mass, Mont La Salle Chapel
4405 Redwood Rd, Napa, CA 94558
Interment and luncheon to follow.
MILESTONES
Born: Oct. 19, 1951, Santa Barbara, CA
Entered novitiate with Dominican Order (OP): September 1972
Pronounced final vows as a Dominican friar (OP): June 1978
Received habit with the Brothers of the Christian Schools (FSC): June 7, 1987
Pronounced final vows as a Christian Brother (FSC): June 16, 1988, St. Helena, CA
EDUCATION
Certificate, Dominican Philosophy Symposium, River Forest, IL
1975, B.A., St. Albert’s College, Oakland, CA
1975, B.A., California State University, Hayward, CA
ASSIGNMENTS
Dominican (OP)
1972, St. Albert’s Priory, Oakland, CA
1975, Daniel Murphy High School, Los Angeles, teacher
1979, Blackfriars, Phoenix, AZ, teacher
1985, St. Dominic’s School, San Francisco, CA, teacher
1985, San Joaquin Memorial High School, Fresno, CA, teacher
1987, Christian Brothers Retreat House, St. Helena, CA, retreat staff
Christian Brothers (FSC)
1989, Christian Brothers Retreat House, St. Helena, CA, director of retreats; 1990, administrator
1992, Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento, CA, teacher, campus minister
1995, Assumption Hall, Saint Mary’s College, Moraga, CA, sabbatical
1995, San Joaquin Memorial High School, Fresno, CA, teacher, campus minister
1998, La Salle High School Community, Pasadena, CA; Cathedral High School, Los Angeles, CA, retreat director
1999, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco, CA, teacher, campus ministry
2002, Provincialate Community, Mont La Salle, Napa, CA, resident
2003, Cathedral High School, Los Angeles, CA, campus ministry
2008, Cathedral High School Community; Santa Isabel School, Los Angeles, teacher
2017, St. Michael’s High School Community, Santa Fe, NM, retired
2019, Holy Family Community, Mont La Salle, Napa, CA, retired