Gerard Barry, S.J., former President of Sophia Junior College
This afternoon (December 27, 2013), Fr. Gerard Barry, S. J., the founder of Sophia Junior College in Hadano and former Rector of S. J. House, passed away quietly away from his friends and family, in a hospital.
One of the most liked Jesuits around Sophia, he had been working as an assistant to the Parish Priest of St. Ignatius Church, Yotsuya, until about two months ago, when he took seriously ill and retired from active ministries.
He was initially hospitalized for about a week, getting treatment for leukemia, but then returned to S. J. House to be with the Jesuit Community. Unfortunately, his sickness worsened, and he opted to move to Loyola House, the Jesuit Community for the retired persons, in Kamishakujii, Tokyo. Within a short time, however, he had to be moved to a hospital for exclusive care, and it was there that he passed away this afternoon.
Fr. Barry had an impressive appearance, close to six feet tall and strikingly handsome. As he was athletic, taking care to cycle, swim, or walk, he had a well-built body without any excess fat or protruding belly. With his own honest humor, he used to say that when he was young, people called him 'Charlton Heston,' after the Hollywood actor. Until the age of 65, he used to bicycle to or from Hadano at least one way, once a week.
Never seriously ill, he was afflicted about 20 years ago by a malicious form of skin disease on his head, which resulted in the removal of a fifth of his scalp. Although he went through a hard time getting adjusted to his new 'partly scalped' head, he continued his regular work, teaching at Sophia University (Department of the English Language and Studies) until the age of 70 and then for some years as a secretary and/or translator for the Japanese Bishops, and then finally as an Assistant Pastor at St. Ignatius Church.
Fr. Barry was born on October 2 [Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday!], 1927, and entered the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus on August 14, 1950. Ordained a Priest on March 18, 1963, he took his final vows as a Jesuit on February 2, 19 65. He arrived in Japan as a Missionary in 1956, serving mostly at Sophia-related institutions.
Because of the year-end and new-year holidays, the funeral arrangements have been made as follows:
Date: January 10, 2014
Time: 13:30
Place: St. Ignatius Church, Yotsuya, Tokyo
Stations nearby: JR Chuo Line, JR Sobu Line, Namboku Subway Line, & Marunouchi Subway Line.
Published on Brittonia, the Blog of a Sophian in Tokyo, Japan December 28 2013
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Barry, Gerard S.
Died 26 December 2013*
Jesuit Father Gerard S. Barry passed away on Dec. 26, 2013,* in Tokyo at age 86. He was a Jesuit for 63 years and a priest for 50 years. He entered the Maryland Province in 1950 and subsequently transcribed to the Japanese Province.
Fr. Barry is best remembered as the founding president of the Sophia Junior College, where he served from 1973 until 1985, and also had at various times many positions of responsibility, including minister of the Jesuit community of Sophia University, rector of the same community and professor in the English Language department of Sophia University.
After retiring from the university he worked as parish priest at St. Ignatius Church in Tokyo while serving as chaplain at a local prison. He was much loved and respected by everyone who knew him.
Information from the Society of Jesus
*Difference in date possibly due to tine zone confusion?
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Please note: Parents, middle name and place of birth are from .familysearch.org, 10.4.2021.
This afternoon (December 27, 2013), Fr. Gerard Barry, S. J., the founder of Sophia Junior College in Hadano and former Rector of S. J. House, passed away quietly away from his friends and family, in a hospital.
One of the most liked Jesuits around Sophia, he had been working as an assistant to the Parish Priest of St. Ignatius Church, Yotsuya, until about two months ago, when he took seriously ill and retired from active ministries.
He was initially hospitalized for about a week, getting treatment for leukemia, but then returned to S. J. House to be with the Jesuit Community. Unfortunately, his sickness worsened, and he opted to move to Loyola House, the Jesuit Community for the retired persons, in Kamishakujii, Tokyo. Within a short time, however, he had to be moved to a hospital for exclusive care, and it was there that he passed away this afternoon.
Fr. Barry had an impressive appearance, close to six feet tall and strikingly handsome. As he was athletic, taking care to cycle, swim, or walk, he had a well-built body without any excess fat or protruding belly. With his own honest humor, he used to say that when he was young, people called him 'Charlton Heston,' after the Hollywood actor. Until the age of 65, he used to bicycle to or from Hadano at least one way, once a week.
Never seriously ill, he was afflicted about 20 years ago by a malicious form of skin disease on his head, which resulted in the removal of a fifth of his scalp. Although he went through a hard time getting adjusted to his new 'partly scalped' head, he continued his regular work, teaching at Sophia University (Department of the English Language and Studies) until the age of 70 and then for some years as a secretary and/or translator for the Japanese Bishops, and then finally as an Assistant Pastor at St. Ignatius Church.
Fr. Barry was born on October 2 [Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday!], 1927, and entered the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus on August 14, 1950. Ordained a Priest on March 18, 1963, he took his final vows as a Jesuit on February 2, 19 65. He arrived in Japan as a Missionary in 1956, serving mostly at Sophia-related institutions.
Because of the year-end and new-year holidays, the funeral arrangements have been made as follows:
Date: January 10, 2014
Time: 13:30
Place: St. Ignatius Church, Yotsuya, Tokyo
Stations nearby: JR Chuo Line, JR Sobu Line, Namboku Subway Line, & Marunouchi Subway Line.
Published on Brittonia, the Blog of a Sophian in Tokyo, Japan December 28 2013
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Barry, Gerard S.
Died 26 December 2013*
Jesuit Father Gerard S. Barry passed away on Dec. 26, 2013,* in Tokyo at age 86. He was a Jesuit for 63 years and a priest for 50 years. He entered the Maryland Province in 1950 and subsequently transcribed to the Japanese Province.
Fr. Barry is best remembered as the founding president of the Sophia Junior College, where he served from 1973 until 1985, and also had at various times many positions of responsibility, including minister of the Jesuit community of Sophia University, rector of the same community and professor in the English Language department of Sophia University.
After retiring from the university he worked as parish priest at St. Ignatius Church in Tokyo while serving as chaplain at a local prison. He was much loved and respected by everyone who knew him.
Information from the Society of Jesus
*Difference in date possibly due to tine zone confusion?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please note: Parents, middle name and place of birth are from .familysearch.org, 10.4.2021.
Gerard Barry, S.J., former President of Sophia Junior College
This afternoon (December 27, 2013), Fr. Gerard Barry, S. J., the founder of Sophia Junior College in Hadano and former Rector of S. J. House, passed away quietly away from his friends and family, in a hospital.
One of the most liked Jesuits around Sophia, he had been working as an assistant to the Parish Priest of St. Ignatius Church, Yotsuya, until about two months ago, when he took seriously ill and retired from active ministries.
He was initially hospitalized for about a week, getting treatment for leukemia, but then returned to S. J. House to be with the Jesuit Community. Unfortunately, his sickness worsened, and he opted to move to Loyola House, the Jesuit Community for the retired persons, in Kamishakujii, Tokyo. Within a short time, however, he had to be moved to a hospital for exclusive care, and it was there that he passed away this afternoon.
Fr. Barry had an impressive appearance, close to six feet tall and strikingly handsome. As he was athletic, taking care to cycle, swim, or walk, he had a well-built body without any excess fat or protruding belly. With his own honest humor, he used to say that when he was young, people called him 'Charlton Heston,' after the Hollywood actor. Until the age of 65, he used to bicycle to or from Hadano at least one way, once a week.
Never seriously ill, he was afflicted about 20 years ago by a malicious form of skin disease on his head, which resulted in the removal of a fifth of his scalp. Although he went through a hard time getting adjusted to his new 'partly scalped' head, he continued his regular work, teaching at Sophia University (Department of the English Language and Studies) until the age of 70 and then for some years as a secretary and/or translator for the Japanese Bishops, and then finally as an Assistant Pastor at St. Ignatius Church.
Fr. Barry was born on October 2 [Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday!], 1927, and entered the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus on August 14, 1950. Ordained a Priest on March 18, 1963, he took his final vows as a Jesuit on February 2, 19 65. He arrived in Japan as a Missionary in 1956, serving mostly at Sophia-related institutions.
Because of the year-end and new-year holidays, the funeral arrangements have been made as follows:
Date: January 10, 2014
Time: 13:30
Place: St. Ignatius Church, Yotsuya, Tokyo
Stations nearby: JR Chuo Line, JR Sobu Line, Namboku Subway Line, & Marunouchi Subway Line.
Published on Brittonia, the Blog of a Sophian in Tokyo, Japan December 28 2013
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Barry, Gerard S.
Died 26 December 2013*
Jesuit Father Gerard S. Barry passed away on Dec. 26, 2013,* in Tokyo at age 86. He was a Jesuit for 63 years and a priest for 50 years. He entered the Maryland Province in 1950 and subsequently transcribed to the Japanese Province.
Fr. Barry is best remembered as the founding president of the Sophia Junior College, where he served from 1973 until 1985, and also had at various times many positions of responsibility, including minister of the Jesuit community of Sophia University, rector of the same community and professor in the English Language department of Sophia University.
After retiring from the university he worked as parish priest at St. Ignatius Church in Tokyo while serving as chaplain at a local prison. He was much loved and respected by everyone who knew him.
Information from the Society of Jesus
*Difference in date possibly due to tine zone confusion?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please note: Parents, middle name and place of birth are from .familysearch.org, 10.4.2021.
This afternoon (December 27, 2013), Fr. Gerard Barry, S. J., the founder of Sophia Junior College in Hadano and former Rector of S. J. House, passed away quietly away from his friends and family, in a hospital.
One of the most liked Jesuits around Sophia, he had been working as an assistant to the Parish Priest of St. Ignatius Church, Yotsuya, until about two months ago, when he took seriously ill and retired from active ministries.
He was initially hospitalized for about a week, getting treatment for leukemia, but then returned to S. J. House to be with the Jesuit Community. Unfortunately, his sickness worsened, and he opted to move to Loyola House, the Jesuit Community for the retired persons, in Kamishakujii, Tokyo. Within a short time, however, he had to be moved to a hospital for exclusive care, and it was there that he passed away this afternoon.
Fr. Barry had an impressive appearance, close to six feet tall and strikingly handsome. As he was athletic, taking care to cycle, swim, or walk, he had a well-built body without any excess fat or protruding belly. With his own honest humor, he used to say that when he was young, people called him 'Charlton Heston,' after the Hollywood actor. Until the age of 65, he used to bicycle to or from Hadano at least one way, once a week.
Never seriously ill, he was afflicted about 20 years ago by a malicious form of skin disease on his head, which resulted in the removal of a fifth of his scalp. Although he went through a hard time getting adjusted to his new 'partly scalped' head, he continued his regular work, teaching at Sophia University (Department of the English Language and Studies) until the age of 70 and then for some years as a secretary and/or translator for the Japanese Bishops, and then finally as an Assistant Pastor at St. Ignatius Church.
Fr. Barry was born on October 2 [Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday!], 1927, and entered the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus on August 14, 1950. Ordained a Priest on March 18, 1963, he took his final vows as a Jesuit on February 2, 19 65. He arrived in Japan as a Missionary in 1956, serving mostly at Sophia-related institutions.
Because of the year-end and new-year holidays, the funeral arrangements have been made as follows:
Date: January 10, 2014
Time: 13:30
Place: St. Ignatius Church, Yotsuya, Tokyo
Stations nearby: JR Chuo Line, JR Sobu Line, Namboku Subway Line, & Marunouchi Subway Line.
Published on Brittonia, the Blog of a Sophian in Tokyo, Japan December 28 2013
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Barry, Gerard S.
Died 26 December 2013*
Jesuit Father Gerard S. Barry passed away on Dec. 26, 2013,* in Tokyo at age 86. He was a Jesuit for 63 years and a priest for 50 years. He entered the Maryland Province in 1950 and subsequently transcribed to the Japanese Province.
Fr. Barry is best remembered as the founding president of the Sophia Junior College, where he served from 1973 until 1985, and also had at various times many positions of responsibility, including minister of the Jesuit community of Sophia University, rector of the same community and professor in the English Language department of Sophia University.
After retiring from the university he worked as parish priest at St. Ignatius Church in Tokyo while serving as chaplain at a local prison. He was much loved and respected by everyone who knew him.
Information from the Society of Jesus
*Difference in date possibly due to tine zone confusion?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please note: Parents, middle name and place of birth are from .familysearch.org, 10.4.2021.
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