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Comings and goings of staff, a regular feature in any
school, are more frequent in those in which the
religious predominate. Fr Veale’s extraordinary
contribution to the college ended in 1971. Fr John
Redmond SJ, whose role included Christian Formation
in the Prep School, left for Belvedere in 1975.
Fr John Redmond SJ in a photo taken by Michael Laffan (ˋ63) in
June 1963
For many years Fr Redmond had been president of
Gonzaga’s conference of St Vincent de Paul. He
retired from this position in 1972 and, in appreciation
of his work with them and with obvious affection, the
members of the conference presented him with a
book, whose fly-leaf they inscribed:-
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school, are more frequent in those in which the
religious predominate. Fr Veale’s extraordinary
contribution to the college ended in 1971. Fr John
Redmond SJ, whose role included Christian Formation
in the Prep School, left for Belvedere in 1975.
Fr John Redmond SJ in a photo taken by Michael Laffan (ˋ63) in
June 1963
For many years Fr Redmond had been president of
Gonzaga’s conference of St Vincent de Paul. He
retired from this position in 1972 and, in appreciation
of his work with them and with obvious affection, the
members of the conference presented him with a
book, whose fly-leaf they inscribed:-
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