Gerard Eugene Halloran, O.P., Death, 1988-05-15
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, 1988-05-15
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
Eugene Halloran was born on August 6, 1937, in Oak Park, Illinois, one of the four children of William Daniel and Agnes Margaret Higgins Halloran. He attended St. Luke's Grammar School in River Forest from 1943 to 1945 and completed his elementary education at St. Edmund's Grammar School in Oak Park, Illinois, from 1945 to 1951. From 1951 to 1955, he attended Fenwick High School in Oak Park, then took two years of studies at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa.
On August 30, 1957, Eugene Halloran received the Dominican habit and his religious name of Gerard at St. Peter Martyr Priory and Novitiate in Winona, Minnesota. He made first profession there on August 31, 1958, then moved to the Dominican House of Studies, River Forest, Illinois, for his studies in philosophy, receiving a Ph.B. degree in1961. He then moved to St. Rose Priory in Dubuque, Iowa, and continued studies in theology, completing requirements for an M.A. in pastoral theology in 1965. He was ordained to the priesthood on April 18, 1964, in the St. Rose Priory Chapel in Dubuque.
Father Halloran's first assignment was to Fenwick High School as a teacher of religion, student counsellor, and assistant athletic moderator. He spent 1968 to 1970 at St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, in graduate study, which resulted in an M.S. in psychology, after which he returned to Fenwick High School as Director of Counselling Services. In addition to student counselling, he began working in family counselling, and this again led him back to graduate studies, this time for a doctorate in psychology, which he undertook at the University of Ottawa, Canada, from 1976 to 1981. Upon receiving the degree, he returned to Fenwick as Director of the Counselling Office.
In 1985, because of difficulties with his health, it was necessary for him to resign from
Fenwick and undergo treatment. In 1987, he was assigned to the staff of the Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus in Chicago, with residence at St. Pius V Priory.
On May 15, 1988, Father Halloran was found in his room after he failed to appear for meals during the day. The cause of his death was cited as diabetic coma and hypoglycemia. Following a funeral Mass at Saint Pius V Church in Chicago on May 18, he was buried in the Dominican plot at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
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
3122430011
archivist@opcentral.org