Church supporter Bob Hope dies BOSTC Continued fro include-pries Catholic News Service ?i&^ through the Persian Gulf War. Father i sr Among the scores of awards and spokesman f LOS ANGELES — "One of my honors Hope received were papal I Boston, said i 1 greatest joys is knowing that Bob honors designating him as a Knight | ly 23 that th Hope died as a Catholic," Los Ange Paul Newman's $250,000 donation to Commander of St. Gregory the j quires a seri< les Cardinal Roger Mahony ob Catholic Relief Services to assist Great. ing before an served in a July 28 statement. Kosovar refugees with a quarter- With Hope, the jokes never can be made. 3 But he re en S "Over the years I would invite him million dollars of their own. stopped coming. At a 1965 testimoni O cese's commi o I to join the church, but he would re In 1993, at age 90, Hope was cho al dinner for Cardinal James Mcln- spond in his typical humor, 'My wife, sen one of the 10 most admired tyre of Los Angeles, he said: "Being abuse of a chi Dolores, does enough praying to American men in a poll of 10,000 married to a Catholic is almost like ... end any cv take care of both of us.' But eventu readers of Good Housekeeping mag being one. I had to go all the way to handling of s ally her forayers prevailed and he azine. In 1999, Hope was selected as Vietnam to get meat on Friday." and impleme was baptized into the Catholic the top entertainment figure of the And during one of Hope's grueling effective mee >- Church and was strengthened these millennium in an ABC News tele Vietnam tours, he attended a Christ abuse" and " z past years through the regular re phone poll. mas Mass celebrated by Cardinal ensure the sa ception of holy Communion." Hope also starred in nearly 50 Francis Spellman of New York — The report CNS file photo from NBC o Hope was 100 when he died July movies, the last one being 1979's and promptly fell asleep. He ap F. Law, who i a: 27 at his home in Toluca Lake outside Bob. Hope is pictured m 1980 during "The Muppet Movie." His best-re proached the cardinal afterward and as archbishop Los Angeles. a retrospective on the many over membered films are the "Road" totd'him, "I'm sorry. I fell asleep at nior manage] Although he did not become a seas Christmas specials he did for epics in which he co-starred with your Mass." Cardinal Spellman ture of accei u o Catholic until he was 93, the comic U.S. servicemen and women. Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. replied, "Don't worry. I saw your abuse within t Q and actor was long associated with Hope received numerous awards show at the Paramount and I fell hered to the Catholic endeavors nationwide, of contribute^ prizes on behalf of actor as a testament to his long and suc asleep too." priorities of ten in partnership with his wife, a Don Ameche to help a 1949 building cessful career in radio, TV and Hope is survived by his wife of ceived needs o lifelong Catholic. drive at Ameche's childhood parish, movies, as well as his charitable more than 69 years, Dolores; their more than the u Hope's generosity was as long- All Saints in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; works and his annual Christmas vis four adopted children — Linda, An been, or we lasting as his career. In 1999, a half-century later, Bob its to entertain troops stationed thony, Nora and Kelly; and four abused." He was one of 100 celebrities to and Dolores Hope matched actor overseas, from World War II grandchildren. Cardinal he <-> S sponsibility f( of children th tenure," the r Deacon Michael Campanelli; served in Elmira means does I bility." Mike Latona/Catholic Courier Service and was president of its active ministry in 1995, yet he serving the Lord and his people to The cardinj board. stayed involved in spite of being the best of his ability," said Father agers had dir Deacon Michael J. Campanelli Jr., His penchant for guiding people slowed by bad legs, diabetes and Patrick Connor, pastor of Ss. Peter that substantii who served parishes in eastern through their problems led to the open-heart surgery. In 1992 he had and Paul Parish, who had ministered in the archdic Elmira throughout his diaconal min permanent diaconate, his wife said. begun a ministry in which he dis with Deacon Campanelli since 1992. ly abused by s istry, died July 14, 2003, at his home "Even when we got married at 18, tributed prayer requests to shut-ins The-bulletin columns, Father Con its priests," th following a long illness. He was 72 people were coming over for ad who prayed for people's intentions. nor added, allowed the deacon "to But becaus years old. vice," Gilda Campanelli remarked. He also continued his "From the stay connected and gave all of us a guided priorit Deacon Campanelli was an Elmira Upon his 1986 ordination Deacon Deacon's Corner" column fotSs. Pe chance to benefit from his faith and archdiocesan native who grew up in St. Mary's Campanelli began ministering part- ter and Paul Parish (St. Cecilia and goodness." quately invesl Parish. After marrying his wife, GiK time at St. John the Baptist/St. Ce St. John the Baptist had closed in His 95-year-old father, Michael J. sexual abuse da, at age 18, he joined St. Anthony's cilia parishes, which his family Had 1998), writing inspirational mes Campanelli Sr., had died in Florida quately super Parish. joined in 1984. His duties increased sages and always signing off "Love just five days prior to Deacon Cam- have sexually He was a letter carrier for the U.S. following his 1989 retirement from you all, Deacon Mike." panelli's own death. In addition to past, and put Postal Service for 10 years and in the bank, and in 1990 his ministry "A year ago he lost use of his kid his wife, Deacon Campanelli is sur transferring a 1966 began a 23-year career as a expanded to Ss. Peter and Paul neys and was on dialysis. And he still vived by his children, Steven (Jane), parishes, oth loan officer and manager with Parish when it was clustered with ministered," Gilda Campanelli said. Daniel (Debbie) and Michael R. (fi abroad and Chemung Canal Trust Co. He volun St. John/St. Cecilia. The prayer ministry "reflected ancee Roseann Robbins) Campanel priests from c teered with Family Debt Counseling Deacon Campanelli retired from Deacon Mike's desire to continue li; daughters, Laura (Kip) Lowe and Among the Nancy (Michael) Murphy; sisters, diocesan offic Dolores Hamilton and Jean (Joseph) port were. A Bernard Stanley Stukas; St. Joseph parishioner Spahalski; 12 grandchildren; five Hughes of Ne^ step-grandchildren; one great Thomas V. Da I Bernard Stanley Stukas, a parish- engineer; Industrial Electric Co. as appointments, visited patients at grandchild; and nieces and nephews. Robert J. Bau I ioner of St. Joseph Church in Pen- a partner and vice president; Haloid Monroe Community Hospital and His funeral Mass was celebrated William F.Mui 1 field, died June 22,2003, after a brief Xerox as an engineer in charge of house-sat during funerals. He also July 17, 2003, at Ss. Peter and Paul tre,N.Y.;andJ \ illness. He was 80 years old. paper quality; Sterling Homex as drove U of R foreign-exchange stu Church. Father Joseph Hart, dioce Manchester, I> | Mr. Stukas was born in Bingham- chief electrical engineer; Barnard dents to church during their stay in san vicar general, presided, with Fa "I want to r \ ton on Feb. 20,1923, to Anthony and and Maybeck as a consulting engi the U.S. thers Connor and Richard T. Farrell that any younj I Caroline (Degutis) Stukas. neer; and Eastman Kodak Co. as an Mr. Stukas is survived by his wife concelebrating, and Deacons Stan riously victim j He served~as an instructor of elec- electrical engineer, retiring from of 49 years, Claire; a son, Philip; four ley Douglas and George Welch as op Hughes, w | tronics for the United States Navy the company in 1988. He also com daughters, Bernadette Stukas, sisting. Interment was at Ss. Peter ministration | from 1944-46 and received a degree pleted, electrical engineering plans Jacqueline (Peter) Tennenbaum, and Paul Cemetery. diocese from 1 \ in mechanical engineering from the for the University of Rochester's Michelle (Mark) Jablonski and Memorial donations may be made ual abuse of University of Rochester in 1945. He chapel. Corinne Stukas; grandson, Alex; sis to the Parish Center Building Fund, many." then worked for. the following com At St. Joseph, he volunteered to ter-in-law, Gina Stukas; and a Ss. Peter and Paul Church, 161 High Acknowledg panies: General Electric as a sales give parishioners rides to doctors nephew and nieces. St., Elmira, NY 14901. few instances