Tracy, Father Melvin Robert Louis S. D. S.

1931 - 1996  (64 years)    Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Tracy, Robert Louis
  Prefix	Father Melvin
  Suffix	S. D. S.
  Born	7 Jun 1931	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1940 Census	1940	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Oliver Tracy31 Hilda Tracy31 James Tracy10 Robert Tracy8 John Tracy7
  Religious Vows	Aft 1949
  Religious Vows	Aft 1949
  Salvatorian Priest S. D. S.
  Ordained	7 Jun 1958
  Salvatorian Priest S.D.S
  Died	15 Mar 1996	Saint Nazianz, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	Aft 15 Mar 1996
  Born June 7, 1931 - Died March 15, 1996 Father Melvin Tracy (birth name: Robert Louis) was born on June 7, 1931, in Appleton, Wisconsin. He attended Salvatorian Seminary in St. Nazianz for high school and the first two years of college. He entered the Novitiate in Menominee, Michigan, in 1951, and he made his profession of vows on September 8, 1952. He continued his studies for the priesthood at Divine Savior Seminary in Lanham, Maryland, and Catholic University in Washington, DC. He was ordained in 1958 on his birthday, June 7th, in the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Fr. Melvin taught at Mackin High School in Washington, DC; at Francis Jordan High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and at JFK Prep in St. Nazianz, until the school closed in 1982. He then taught at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tennessee; and later at Pacelli High School in Columbus, Georgia. Health issues forced him into semi-retirement in 1991. He moved to St. Nazianz and lived in the rectory of St. Gregory's Parish and taught classes in the grade school. He died on March 15, 1996, and was buried in the community cemetery on Loretto Hill. Throughout his years in religious life, Fr. Melvin deeply loved working in education. His students regarded him as an excellent math and science teacher. He was able to apply intellectual knowledge to very practical situations. While teaching in St. Nazianz, he and his students constructed a house that was energy efficient and completely self-reliant in generating its own electricity. For him, the Gospel was a call to live in harmony with all of God's creation, and to treat everyone and everything with gentleness and respect.
  Buried	Salvatorian Cemetery, St. Nazianz, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I168121	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Tracy, Oliver Edward,   b. 18 Feb 1908, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 3 Jul 2010, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 102 years)
  Mother	Kurchenbecker, Hilda,   b. 16 Dec 1908,   d. 1 May 1990  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F55285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 7 Jun 1931 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1940 Census - 1940 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 15 Mar 1996 - Saint Nazianz, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Salvatorian Cemetery, St. Nazianz, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth
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