Friday, November 22, 2019
Br. Michael was my mother's cousin. They grew up together in Inwood New York. He worked in several schools, but the one I remember most was Paramus Catholic. He was a big man, big strong hands. The students were afraid of him as he was the dean of discipline and he'd patrol the hallways. To me he was just Brother Mike, family. He was the most intelligent person I have ever met. His writing was exqusite and his knowledge of history was amazing. He was a walking encyclopedia as we visited Rome in the summer of 1983. It was a special year in the Catholic Church and if you passed through the entrances of five specific churches you were like super blessed or something. And he would just start rattling off information about each church like it was second nature.
Truth be told, he was just a big softy, huge heart, a beautiful man and I miss him very much.
