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Father Christopher Hites 1913-1999
June, 1999
Dear Friends:
To those I haven’t already reached by e-mail, I am sorry to tell you of the death of Father Christopher, which occurred in Hungary on May 26 and resulted from complications following a serious fall several days earlier. He was buried at St. Martin’s Abbey in Pannonhalma, the abbey he entered as a young man in 1934. He was 85 and, as many of you know, had been in poor health for the past year.
A memorial mass was held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, June 8, in the WPS Chapel, followed by a reception in the Father Christopher Room of Founders
Hall. A scholarship fund has been established in his name - a fitting remembrance, I hope, for a
man who was so vital in founding and shaping this school.
Many former students remember Father Christopher as not only a
headmaster and teacher but also an almost larger-than-life figure who always radiated positive energy. They remember the personal difference he made in their
lives. We of the Monastic Community also ask that you remember Father Christopher
in your prayers.
Father Martin Mager, O.S.B.
Superior of the Benedictine Community
Editor’s Note: Please see the school web site for messages sent from Father
Christopher’s former students.
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