John Ephrem Schwind, O.P., Death, 1993-02-25
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 limited 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 are placed within 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, 1993-02-25
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
Father John Schwind was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on April 28, 1931, of Harold Patrick and Marian Edith (Murphy) Schwind. He attended Ascension Grade School and Fenwick High School in Oak Park. After receiving the Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Mary's College, Winona, Minnesota (1952) he entered the Dominican Novitiate in Winona, where he made his first profession on August 31, 1953. He completed his philosophical studies at the Pontifical Faculty of Philosophy, River Forest, Illinois, where he received the degree of
Bachelor of Philosophy in 1956. After completing his theological studies and receiving a Master of Divinity from Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa, he was ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 1959, by Archbishop Leo Binz.
From 1960 to 1977 Father Schwind taught at Fenwick High School, serving as instructor and chairman of the Department of History and Social Studies and also as instructor and chairman of the Department of Religious Studies. While at Fenwick he undertook further studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he was awarded the Master of Arts degree. In addition to his academic tasks Father Schwind was Director of Alumni Activites and Development.
Two years of service as associate pastor, Holy Rosary Parish, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was followed by two years as campus minister at Rosary College, River Forest. Continuing his career in campus ministry, Father Schwind became campus minister at St. John Student Parish, where he served from 1981 to 1987. The next two years found him in a similar role at Aquinas Newman Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico. A year of sabbatical studies prepared him to take up the post of campus minister at Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida.
During the last two years Father Schwind had been associate pastor at San Marco Parish, Marco Island, Florida. He died unexpectedly of a heart attack while jogging Thursday, February 25,1993. He is survived by his brother, Harold A. Schwind, of Edina, Minnesota, and sister, Mrs. Thomas E. Doyle of Burr Ridge, Illinois.
A wake and Mass were celebrated at San Marco Church on Sunday, February 28 and Monday, March 1. The body was then brought to the chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas Priory, River Forest, where it lay in state on Tuesday, March 2; a wake service was held that
evening. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday morning, March 3, at St. Thomas Aquinas Priory, River Forest, with burial following in the Dominican plot in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
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
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Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
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