In Memoriam

  We give thanks for the following Jesuits who have gone home to God.

Fr. Patrick L. Murphy, SJ

July 10, 1932 – May 24, 2022

“All his life, Pat wanted to work directly with the poor and marginalized, both abroad and in the United States.”

Latin, history, and theology teacher, counselor, and coach at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee; Latin and history teacher at Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisc.; theology instructor at Creighton University in Omaha; prison chaplain; pastoral ministry in San Diego, Jamaica and the West Indies, Belize, and various cities in Florida; member of the Speakers Bureau at Food for the Poor, Inc.


Fr. Harry J. Gensler, SJ

May 5, 1945 – June 8, 2022

“Harry was a teacher at heart. He loved knowledge (especially philosophy, morality, and logic) and desired to share it with others.”

Philosophy professor at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, and John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio; philosophy professor and director of studies for the collegian program at Loyola University Chicago; scholar.

To read the full obituaries of Jesuits who have gone home to God, visit us at www.jesuitsmidwest.org/In-Memoriam