Congregation of the Mission & Obituary & United States admin | 23 Apr 2009
From other Provinces: Rev. Kenneth Slattery CM died
On early April 21, 2009 at St. Catherine’s Infirmary at the Vincentian Eastern Province of USA Motherhouse in Germantown, Philadelphia died Rev. Kenneth F. Slattery CM, Ph.D. He was lifelong educator in Niagara University, St. John’s University, Mary Immaculate Seminary in Northampton, PA, St. Joseph’s Seminary in Princeton, N.J. From 1965 to 1976 hold position of President of Niagara University.
For the last months of an extended battle against cancer he was a patient of the Infirmary. He was 88 years old and 68 in vocation. Burial takes place in the Vincentian cemetery at St. Joseph’s College in Princeton, N.J. on April 25, 2009.
Rev. Kenneth F. Slattery CM in Vincentian Encyclopedia
May he rest in peace!
on 14 Aug 2009 at 9:26 am 1.Matthew Smith said …
Fr. Slattery was the most memorable professor I ever had. He was a crafty old devil, who loved his students, philosophy and the priesthood. He also loved horses and was a great handicapper of the trotters.
I could go on for hours with stories about Ol’ Slatts, but I should restrain myself to just one that he told my classmates and I.
When Slatts was a boy and went to the minor seminary he was apprehensive. He was young. He was small. Would he fit in? Would the other fellows like him? And then there was an athletic day. Slatts was put into a race. He said that he heard the shot closed his eyes and ran with all his might. He felt the wind in his face and could hear the older boys shouting and cheering him on. When the proverbial smoke cleared, he found that he had won the race. The cheering, the slaps on the back, the general esprit de corps and Slatts said, “Fellas…it was at that moment I loved the priesthood. It’s been a good life. Oh, the priesthood is a beautiful life.”
It was a good life, indeed, old boy.
I love you, Slatts.