- ST.
NORBERT ABBEY
- DE
PERE, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.
- Rev.
Luke B. Dionne, O. Praem.
- b. Thursday, Nov. 27,
1913 – d. Monday, Mar. 28, 1966
Our brother
Luke Dionne was born in Green Bay
in 1913 and joined the Order in 1931. As
a frat he was sent to teach at Southeast Catholic in 1935 and was solemnly
professed in 1936.
After
becoming athletic director at Southeast Catholic in 1940, he was transferred to
Central Catholic in 1943, became disciplinarian there in 1945, and
vice-principal in 1948. After a year
at the college in 1956, he returned to Southeast Catholic as vice-principal and
house superior. By 1962, he was back
on the college campus, serving as Dean of Men.
From
the years 1939 until 1957, Luke spent the summers as a counselor at
Camp
Tivoli. He died
Monday,
March 28,
1966, at the age of 52.
