Brother Patrick R. Souza Society of Mary, Marist

Brother Pat R. Souza, S.M. fell asleep in the Lord during the night of Sunday, July 23, 2017. He was born on February 16, 1948 in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii to Richard Souza and Mary (Lopes) Souza. He came to the mainland in California for his Postulancy with the Society of Mary (Marist Fathers and Brothers) in 1967 at St. Peter Chanel Seminary in San Rafael, California and was professed into the Society as a religious Brother on August 30, 1969 after his Novitiate in Rhinebeck, New York. Bro. Patrick held positions in various ministries of the former San Francisco Province including the minor seminary of St. Peter Chanel in San Rafael just after profession, and at various parishes of the Province including Notre Dame de Victoires in San Francisco, St. Paul’s in Nampa, Idaho and St Catherine’s in Kappa, Kauai, Hawaii. But the longest assignment for this past 30 years was at Marist Center of the West in San Francisco. His years at “Pine Street” as it is called, brought out Bro. Pat’s extraordinary gifts of dedicated and persevering loving kindness always tempered with remarkable patience in service to a large number of our Senior Marists living at Pine Street in their later years, often in need of various levels of support at this time in their lives. When all is done and said, this was among the most important ministries of the province in these years. The Province could feel relieved and confident that in the busyness of the other ministries, one of our own, Bro. Pat, was showing these men daily attention and assuring that they had all that they needed in as much comfort as possible in their later years. Bro. Pat provided this fraternal service as a true Marist, not seeking attention or reward--just serving day in and day out. Bro. Patrick is survived by his two devoted sisters, Ann Simeoma and Vivien Jones of Hawaii, and a beloved niece, Cherisse Simeoma, serving the military as a contractor in Iraq.

Friends are invited to attend the Mass of the Resurrection on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Notre Dame des Victoires Church, 366 Bush Street San Francisco, CA at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Colma, CA.