- ST.
NORBERT ABBEY
- DE
PERE, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.
- Rev.
Philip G. Gamache, O. Praem.
- b. Saturday, Aug. 11,
1906 – d. Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1958
Our
brother Philip Gamache was born in L’Anse, Michigan
in 1906. After graduating from
St.
Norbert High and his sophomore year at the college, he joined the Order in
1925. Having taught at the college
for two years, he was solemnly professed in 1930.
Philip
taught at Southeast Catholic from 1934 until 1936, when he became a missionary
in Jabalpur, India. After returning to the college
two years later, he was appointed assistant pastor in Manistique, Michigan.
From 1945 to 1949, he taught once
again at Southeast. Beginning in
1950, Philip ministered in
New Hampshire,
New York,
Alabama
and Georgia. He died on
Tuesday, December 9,
1958 at the age of 52.
