John Luke Lyons, O.P., Death, 1978-01-06
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal materials relating to friars after they have left the order, passed away, or transferred to another province. Each friar's file contents are mostly contain to their novitiate records, canonical assignments, historically important correspondence, and a small number of personal items if desired upon their passing. Within the broader collection, each Friar is sorted as a series.
Friars with particuarly substantial historically important papers or items outside of the scope of the Personal Files Collection are moved to a dedicated collection under their name.
This collection is a work in progress and any use of these files requires the explicit permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist to discuss access or inquire about friars that may not been cataloged yet.
Dates
- Creation: Death, 1978-01-06
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
For comprehensive lists and records of individuals who left the order or transferred to other provinces, researchers must contact the archivist. Access to such materials may be restricted and is subject to privacy considerations and organizational policy.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
John Francis Lyons was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 21, 1914. After attending Holy Name Grade School and Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, he studied at Rockhurst College, where he earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1935. To gain the required language skills for seminary studies, he enrolled in a special program at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, studying Latin and working as a laboratory assistant before he entered the Order at St.
Rose Priory in Springfield, Kentucky, and made his first profession on August 16, 1938. Philosophical and theological studies followed for
Brother Luke Lyons at the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois, where he was ordained to the priesthood on June 8, 1944.
After completing additional studies for a master's degree in science at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and at the Institutum Divi Thomae in Cincinnati, Ohio, Father Lyons was assigned in 1946 to teach general science and mathematics at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois. In 1950, he joined the Province's Preaching Band and served for nearly nineteen years on the Central, Northern, and Southern Bands with residence at St. Albert the Great Priory in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Holy Rosary Rectory in Houston.
Texas: and St. Anthony of Padua Priory in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In July 1969. Father Lyons was appointed chaplain to St. Mary's and the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals in Galveston, Texas. A heart attack in 1970 forced him to limit his activities, and he returned to his home parish, Holy Name, Kansas City, Missouri.
In 1973, Father Lyons became Director of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima at Holy Name Church and supervised daily radio broadcasts of the rosary. He continued with this ministry after Holy Name Parish was merged into the new Church of the Risen Christ in 1975 by moving his residence to Our Lady of the Presentation Rectory in Lee's Summit, Missouri.
In September 1977, Father Lyons underwent gallbladder surgery. A recurrence of heart trouble after this surgery led to circulatory difficulties and a series of paralyzing strokes. He died at St. Mary's Hospital in Kansas City on January 6, 1978. Following funeral services at Guardian Angel Church in Kansas City, he was buried in the priests' section of St. Mary's Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, on January 9.
Extent
From the Collection: 100 Linear Feet (30 File Cabinets )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Province of St. Albert the Great, U.S.A. Repository
1910 S. Ashland Ave
Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
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