Fr. Patrick Joseph Gallagher C.S.B.

Fr. Patrick Joseph Gallagher, C.S.B. died peacefully Thursday morning, May 5, 2011 at Anglin House, in the Cardinal Flahiff Basilian Centre, Toronto, ON. Patrick Gallagher was born in Yorkton, SK, March 15, 1927, son of Fergal Gallagher and Mary Alberta O'Toole. He met the Basilian Fathers at St. Thomas More College and entered the Novitiate in 1951. He graduated from Assumption University in 1954. At Assumption, he developed their first Track and Field team. This continuing interest led him to be chosen as Field Judge for the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. He was ordained in St. Basil's Church, Toronto, ON, June 29, 1958. His priestly life was spent in teaching, chaplaincy, coaching, parish ministry, and counseling in Windsor, ON, Saskatoon, SK, Lethbridge, AB, Kelowna, B.C., and Calgary, AB. His final years were spent happily and peacefully, at the Basilian residence of Henry Carr Farm, Beeton, ON. He is predeceased by his parents and brother Bernard. The Basilian Fathers offer their condolences to his sisters Sr. Mary Alberta, S.P., Sr. Muriel, S.P., Mrs. Laura MacLean, his brothers George, Fr. John, C.S.B. and Gregory, many nieces and nephews. The Basilians thank the confrères of Henry Carr Farm and the Staff of Anglin House for their care of Fr. Pat. At the Cardinal Flahiff Centre, Visitation will take place on Tuesday, May 10, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Centre Chapel with the Vigil Service at 7:30 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the same Chapel on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in the Basilian plot at Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill, ON. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Basilian Fathers Retirement Fund, 95 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2R9.