2020 Honor Roll

u companions u 2019-2020 † Deceased * Current Donor 1 Dear Companions, On behalf of my Jesuit brothers, I THANK YOU for walking with us as steadfast partners this year. Your support has meant so much to the ministries across the Midwest and in other regions of the world. These last months have created challenges to be sure. But are these never-before-seen challenges? I say not. Indeed, these are exactly the challenges that have called Jesuits into service for centuries. The plague interrupted the studies of the 23 year old St. Aloysius Gonzaga who ministered to the sick in late 16th century Rome and himself succumbed to the disease. During the cholera epidemic of 1849 many Jesuits including Fr. Arnold Damen ministered to the sick in St. Louis. And Fr. Pedro Arrupe ministered to the wounded in Hiroshima during WWII. So, the Jesuits are no strangers to challenges and to Christ’s call -- much like what we are seeing today. As the school year was interrupted in March, and the new school year begins, our many lay colleagues, along with Jesuits, have been working overtime to figure out how to continue to deliver a rigorous, quality education to thousands of young men and women in our schools. Midwest Jesuits involved in healthcare and in the education of healthcare professionals have had to pivot to address the needs of students and patients alike. And our Jesuits serving overseas have had to step up to serve those at the margins – in Uganda, in Nairobi, in Peru, and many other places where the suffering is great. All of this includes the work of your hands. As you see the names in this Honor Roll, I hope you will join with me in praying for all of our benefactors and their families. This list represents the collective effort of the pooling of resources from likeminded Christians, Catholics and generous people of good will. Together we are called and together we step up. There is not one ministry that would be possible without your support, without your love, nor without your prayers. I leave you with this beautiful prayer authored by Adolfo Nicolas SJ, our former Superior General who left this world in May, 2020. Gratefully, V. Reverend Brian G. Paulson SJ Provincial, USA Midwest Society of Jesus Lord Jesus, We ask that you make yourself present At the end of the day, of each one of our in our lives and in our work, today, days, make us feel more united with you What weaknesses did you see in us tomorrow, and in the future yet to come. and better able to perceive and discover that made you decide to call us, in spite around us greater joy and greater hope. of everything, to collaborate in your Fill with your love these lives of ours, mission? which we put at your service. We ask all this from our reality. We are weak and sinful people, but we are your We give you thanks for having called Take from our hearts the egoism of friends. Amen. us, and we beg you not to forget your thinking about what is “ours,” what promise to be with us to the end of is “mine”, always excluding, lacking time. compassion and joy. Frequently we are invaded by the Enlighten our minds and our hearts, and feeling of having worked all night in do not forget to make us smile when vain, forgetting, that you are with us. things do not go as we wished. Please note: We greatly appreciate gifts of all amounts, and we’ve made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. If there is an error in the listing of your name, or if you made a gift and are not listed, please accept our sincere apologies and write [email protected] or call 773-975-6922 so we can correct the mistake. † Deceased * Current Donor 2 HONOR ROLL OF COMPANIONS We are truly grateful for the commitment and generosity of our Companions benefactors. Companions are friends of the Midwest Jesuits who have given lifetime gifts of $10,000 or more through June 30, 2020. Loyola Press Ignatius Loyola Circle Estate of Frank A. Majka† Francis Xavier Circle ($1 million+) Estate of Rosemary F. McNeeve† ($500,000 to $999,999) Estate of Abigail and Vincent H. Estate of Patricia Montague† Estate of Margaret Anderson†* Beckman† Estate of Paula M. Niklas† Hilda and Leonard Bartell Foundation† Peter and Betty Bell F. J. O’Neill Charitable Corporation Dr. Herbert Batt Helen Brach Foundation* Estate of Bernard F. Reiland†* Estate of Dorothy Agnes Brennan† Estate of Ruth and Charles H. Carroll† Estate of Walter Ripple† Gertrude Brucker† Estate of Dorothy Cooney† Estate of Raymond J. Roche† Estate of James H. Bur† Estate of Thomas J. Donnelly† Estate of Marilynn and John Sakash† Elizabeth and Catesby Clay Estate of Marie Catherine and Donald Barbara and John Schubert* Estate of Robert E. Cleary† James Dunn† Society for the Propagation of the Estate of Margaret and James Corcoran† Estate of Richard D. Ennen†* Faith - WI Estate of Jeremiah H. Creedon† Erica P. John Fund* St. Xavier High School Students* Rosemary and John Croghan* Christopher Fussner* Estate of Francis and Emmet Tracy† Jaime† and Gary Deuling Greater Kansas City Community U.S. Agency for International Anonymous Foundation* Development-ASHA* Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund* Catherine† and Thomas Havey* U.S. Federal Appropriations Estate of Louis Alfred Fisher† Estate of Elizabeth Heil† Estate of Mark Francis Van den Dries† Estate of Mary Gaunt† Estate of Albert A. Hoffman† Estate of Alice Vogel† Gebhard Family in honor of Frank J. Jesuit Conference Estate of Agnes N. and Edward Bennett and Helen F. Gebhard, Lawrence W. Shirley and Bill Koloseike Foundation† Williams†* Gebhard, Elmer P. Gebhard, Richard Estate of Amy Theresa Krabbe† Estate of Beth Ann Winebrenner† F. Gebhard, Bernice C. Gebhard and Estate of Millie and Arthur F. Link† Estate of Catherine Wright† LaVerne E. Gebhard Estate of Cathrine and Chester J. Lis†* In Thanksgiving to Blessed Seelos Fund* Estate of John T. Gladis†* Judy and John† Harding Estate of Carl T. Hayden† Estate of Daniel O. Howard† John Carroll Jesuit Community Estate of Evelyn L. Kilker† Koch Foundation, Inc* Estate of Agnes C. Maher† Estate of Henry L. Mauer† Eileen and Dan† Meehan Barbara Jo Miller* Estate of Lydia Beck Murphy† Estate of Margaret and Murlan Murphy† † Eight men entered the USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus at the Estate of Michael E. Napholz † novitiate in St. Paul on August 15, 2020: [back row:] Michael Ruska; Kyle Vieth; Estate of Adrian John O’Connell Austin Kleman; Brennan Dour; [front row:] William Garbe; David Abernathy; Estate of Margaret and Anthony Patrick Fenner; Brian Martindale. Procopio Trust†* † Deceased * Current Donor 3 Estate of Rose Pugal† Estate of Violet and Earl C. Heinebrodt† Estate of Daniel Riordan† Hanky and Gerry Rauenhorst† Estate of Mary Helen Henninger† Estate of Alta M. and Thomas G. Rollins† Maralyn and Michael K. Reilly John A. Hudec, DDS* Estate of Eileen and Ralph A. Rothstein†* Estate of Loraine Schaack† Lawrence Hyde† Mary and John Sachs† Estate of Sophie G. Scheffner† Estate of John R. Jozwiak† Estate of Richard Schmidt† Estate of Elizabeth A. Schmidt† Estate of Helen Kartman† Estate of Monica J. Schmitt† Estate of Robert Paul Schmitt† Estate of Ann L. Kaufmann† Estate of Jennie C. and Estate of Elaine L. Schomer† Isabelle and Tom Kehoe† Harold B. Schneider† Helen and Leland Schubert† Michelle and Richard Klarchek Barbara Schoenecker† Margaret and Bruce Sents* Helen W. Klohe† Donald E. Schreiber Estate of Jane E. and Richard W. Smith† Estate of Mary E. Kotze† Mary and Raymond Simon Estate of Margaret G. and Estate of Minnie and Henry M. Lauer† Estate of Robert A. Smith† Charles W. Talbot† Estate of Elizabeth Leahy† Estate of William E. Smith† Helen Theissen† Estate of William E. Leising† St. Marcelline Church Estate of Marie and Richard T. Tobin† Estate of Carl J. Light† St. Xavier Church* Vine and Branches Foundation Angelica and Chris Lowney* Estate of Ophelia Kinsman Stanley† Teresita and Walker James Wallace Christine and John Willig* Peter Faber Circle ($250,000 to $499,999) Estate of Claudia T. Antkowiak† Archdiocese of Cincinnati, OH* Estate of Kathleen M. Aspenleiter† Rosemary Auer Rose Austria Estate of Marie and Anthony Bergmann† Frances Bidenharn† Patricia Erhardt and Kevin Breslin* Clare and Ronald Brichler Estate of Ann and Clement Buenger† Estate of Ruth M. and Ralph R. Burwell† Fr. Ryan Duns, SJ, addresses a crowd on March 5, 2020 as part of his presentation, Estate of Eleanor Butler† “The Search for God and Guinness” Estate of Margaret Butler† Estate of James Casey† Estate of Phyllis Charlton† Loyola University Jesuit Community Estate of Mary Joan Stuessi† Estate of Margaret A. Chleborad† Estate of Catherine A. Mahoney† Estate of Marion Bliss Symes† Estate of Madeline Coleman† Anonymous Estate of Richard J. Tennes† Estate of Mary M. Cooper† Estate of Leona McCarthy† Estate of Richard A. Theis† Rose Czuj† Estate of Bernice McCorkell† Barbara and John Tierney* Estate of Nan and Joseph H. Daoust† Estate of Dorothy McQuaide† Estate of Dorothy Tillman† Virginia DePorre†* Mrs. Helen M. Meyer † Estate of Margaret O. Uihlein† A.J. Desmond and Sons Funeral Estate of Rose and Leonard E. Moriconi†* Valliere Foundation Directors* Estate of Catherine E. and Judith and Richard Valliere John Donahue William T. Morris† Ted Vincent† Estate of Genevieve C. Downing† Estate of Catherine G. Murphy† DJ and KM Wenzel* Raymond and Kathryn Eckstein† Marta and James Murtaugh* Gerry and Tony Zembrodt Everett/O’Connor Charitable Trust Estate of Therese and H.

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