He was 84 years old, a Jesuit for 65 years and a priest for 53 years. In addition to earning degrees at Saint Louis University, Fr. Damhorst served in St. Louis as the director of the mission office for the former Missouri Province and as chaplain for Loyola Academy of St. Louis. He served in pastoral ministry at Red Cloud Mission and Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Rapid City South Dakota from 1990 to 2002. From 2002 to 2008 he served as superior and pastoral minister at St. Patrick’s Church and Holy Apostles Church in the Diocese of Colorado Springs. He spent much of the last decade of his life serving in pastoral ministry at the Xavier Jesuit Center in Denver and served as chaplain to the Kateri Catholic Community in Denver until his declining health necessitated a move to St. Louis.
Born in Quincy, Ill., on Nov. 9, 1936, to Clarence F. and Erma Meyers Damhorst, he was predeceased by his brother Clarence E. Damhorst and sisters Shirley Cameron and Elaine Boudreau. Father Damhorst donated his body to science. The Memorial Mass is private. Please join a livestream of the service on Wednesday, August 4 at 7:15 p.m.CDT by clicking the "join livestream" link below.
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