Paul Bruneau - 1951
30 Oct 1931 - 7 August 2011
Dominic Cavallaro, David Kammer
&
Paul Bruneau
On 16 October 2011 David Kammer wrote:
Today I learned that Paul Bruneau (Damian Andrew 1951) died
August 7th, 2011.
Judy and I have been very close to Paul. He and Roy Mooney
were at our wedding. Paul lived on Candlewood Lake in New
Milford CT when we lived in Connecticut. We visited one another
often. In later years Paul had a place near his sisters in
Davenport, Florida. We visited there as well, always having
beneficial exchanges on spirituality and religion, as well as
cherished memories of our Marist friends and our Marist lives.
Paul loved and appreciated Marists All and supported it very
generously. On at least one occasion he traveled with us to the


Mount for a GMC picnic. In September of 1994 we flew into
Rome from different directions, then took Alitalia together to
visit Greece for a week. On our return to Rome the three of us
had a rendezvous with Roy Mooney in St. Peters Piazza and
lunched together in a little restaurant on a side street.
Paul on vacation in Greece.
Some time ago Paul developed Parkinsons disease, which led
him to move two or three years ago to live with his brother
Bernard in Dayton OH, where he was able to have care for his
increasing illness.
I phoned Dayton today with the purpose of telling Paul that we
miss our visits with him and that we are thinking of him and
praying for him, only to hear about his death from Bernie. As
his Parkinsons advanced to a serious stage, he refused surgery.
On August 7th he took an afternoon nap and died peacefully in




his sleep at 3 p.m. He would have be 80 years of age on
October 30th, 2011. During the Thanksgiving weekend the
family will gather for a memorial Mass for Paul. His ashes will
be buried in a family lot in Burlington, VT
The only obituary for Paul is a short one that appeared in the
Burlington Free Press. It only refers to his deceased parents
and one brother, and to three living sisters and Bernie.
Paul wrote for the September 1999 issue of Marists All:
After a year in Lumen Vitae in Brussels (1966-1967) and a half-
year at the second novitiate in Fribourg (Fall 1967)with
Ethelred, I was assigned to Trumbull. I left the brothers in
1970. I retired from the classroom in July of 1992 after 35
years in secondary education: 14 years with the Brothers and
21 years teaching Introduction to College Psychology in
Ridgefield, Connecticut. While there I also did stress
management workshops for teachers; CEU seminars; adult ed
and undergrad psychology at the local state university. Now
that I am retired, unmarried, and living in a big house, call me
or drop in if you are in western Connecticut.
Paul wrote a second time for the April 2001 issue of Marists All:
I had the best Marists All experience of a lifetime March 7
through 9th. David and Gus and I drove together to Miami to
have some quality time with both active and retired Brothers.
On the first day we enjoyed the warm welcome of Bernie Xavier,
Mike Brady, Cornelius, and Manuel. Shared memories, double
Manhattans, and a wonderfully prepared steak dinner
reminiscent of the old cremaillieres. Great Marist hospitality!
Brady, you're a great chef! At Chanel's place Paul Ambrose and
I sat by the pool and talked about old times, as Gus and David
napped! Our late afternoon visit with Charlie Filiatrault, Damian
Victor, Bobby Ryan, Fabian, and Simeon was so warm,
nostalgic, and genuine.



By the time we left Miami I was on emotional overload: Bobby
Ryan is in my group of '51. Back came the days at Dubois with
Charlie, the Mount days with Simeon, the great days in
Lawrence with Chanel, and the wonderful days as a scholastic
with Paul Ambrose at the helm. We truly are Marists All! My
thanks to all.
On a visit to Florida Brothers (I. to r.) Bro Charles Filiatrault,
Paul Bruneau, Bro Robert Ryan, Gus Nolan, Bro Chanel
Lambert, Bro Damian Galligan .
Original version 17 October 2011; revised and photos added 2 December 2011