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Brother Declan Murray fms
21 October 1932 — 15 February 2011

Mass of Christian Burial
18 February 2011
Our Lady of Mercy Church
Forest Hills, NY
31 Oct 1932
Born Philadelphia PA to Kathleen
(McCafferty) &

William Murray
1947
Juniorate, Ammendale
1950 - 1952
St Joseph Novitiate Tyngsboro MA
1951
Received Religious Habit
1952
Professed First Vows
1952-53
Provincial House, Esopus NY
(maintenance)


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1954
Marian College, Poughkeepsie NY

BA Education
1954-55
Central Catholic HS Lawrence
MA(teacher)
1955-61
St Helena now Msgr Scanlon HS, Bronx
NY
1957
Profession of Perpetual Vows, Esopus, NY
1961-62
Christopher Columbus HS, Miami, FL
(teacher)
1964
Fordham University,

Bronx NY (MA Theology)
1962-75
St. Helena HS, Bronx, NY
(teacher/director)
1970
Profession Vow of Stability

St. Helena HS, Bronx, NY
1969-76
Marist Provincial Office

Provincial council

1976-2009
Archbishop Molloy HS, Briarwood, NY
(teacher)
2009-11
Chamapagnat Hall, Bronx NY (retired)
Died
St Patrick's Home, Bronx NY


Vince Poisella writes:
I am saddened to hear of Declan's death.
I was a student at St. Helena's in the mid-fifties when I first
knew him. Over the years he became the unofficial but
steadfast representative at practically every high school reunion
held there. When Jane and I were looking for a site for our
wedding in June 1970, being unsettled and not having a parish,
we arranged to have the event at the Brothers' chapel on the
Bronx campus. Walking into the chapel before the event, I



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surprised him in his quiet act of kindness.
Being the superior of the house at the time,
he took it upon himself to mop the floor of the
chapel and tidy it up a bit for our ceremony,
and he didn't think anything of it: Marist
humility, simplicity, and modesty in action.
Over the years I would see him irregularly. He
would greet me with that twinkle in his eye, a
silly little chuckle over something said, and a
big smile. I saw him last at the Marist picnic at
the Mount, hardly recognizing him but for the
inimitable rasp in his voice and the telltale
sparkle in his eye. May he rest in peace.
Obituary published in Catholic New York, 24 February 2011
Brother Murray, 78, Taught in the Bronx
Brother Declan Murray, F.M.S., who taught at St. Helena/Msgr.
Scanlan High School in the Bronx, died Feb. 15 at St. Patrick's
Home in the Bronx. He was 78.
He taught at St. Helena/Msgr. Scanlan from 1955 to 1975,
except for one year, 1961-62, that he spent at a high school in
Miami. From 1975 until his retirement in 2009, he taught at
Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens. Early in his religious
life he taught for a year in Lawrence, Mass.
He served in administration as a member of the Marist Brothers'
provincial council of the Province of Esopus.
Born in Philadelphia, he entered the Marist Brothers' novitiate at
Tyngsboro, MA in 1950 and professed final vows in 1957. He
held a bachelor's degree in education from Marian (now Marist)
College and a master's degree in theology from Fordham
University.
A Funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 18 at Our Lady of Mercy
Church in Forest Hills, Queens. Burial took place Feb. 19 at the
Marist Brothers' Cemetery in Esopus.




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Posted 21 Feb 2011
Catholic New York obituary added 24 February 2011