

Fr. John Milton, CSV, 92, a Viatorian priest for 65 years and founding faculty member of Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights died Jan. 24, 2022. He was born Oct. 28, 1929 in Chicago, the son of John and Mary Gorman Milton and is survived by his brother George (Annette) Milton.
Fr. Milton graduated high school from Fournier Institute of Technology in Lemont, IL in 1947. He was among the first group of brothers to profess vows at the Viatorian Province Center in Arlington Heights after it opened in 1952 and was ordained a priest in 1957. He held a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Fournier Institute and a MS degree in Physics from St. Louis University. Fr. Milton taught at Cathedral Boys High School in Springfield (1953-54), Spalding Institute in Peoria (1959-60), Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights (1963-65) and Bishop McNamara High School in Kankakee (1967-68). He returned to teach physics at Saint Viator from 1968 to 1986. He served as Director of Novices from 1986 to 1991, before teaching part-time at DePaul University in 1987. He became a full-time professor in 1991 and taught until 2010, when he was awarded the Via Sapientiae Award, the highest faculty-staff honor at DePaul. Fr. Milton retired to the Viatorian Province Center residence in Arlington Heights, and while in retirement, he was a weekend celebrant at St. Zachary Parish in Des Plaines. Fr. Milton also served as a consultant to the physics program at Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep in Waukegan, where he helped establish its AP science programs.
A private Funeral Mass was held on February 1, 2022 at The Viatorian Province Center followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Clerics of St. Viator, 1212 E. Euclid Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 appreciated.
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