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Michael Proterra, S.J. Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 9, 2014.

Fr. Michael Proterra, S.J. was born on September 12, 1942 in Aruba, a Dutch island in the Caribbean, just north of Venezuela. At age 18, he went to Georgetown University, and after graduation, entered the Society of Jesus. He was ordained a priest in 1971. He studied Philosophy and Theology, and taught those subjects at several Jesuit schools, including St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia and at Loyola University in Baltimore. He served twelve years as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Fr. Mike came in 2006 to St. Raphael Church in Raleigh, and faithfully ministered to its parishioners, counselling and sharing Ignatian spirituality, and organizing the Jesuit Speaker Series each year. Fr. Mike died in Baltimore on August 28th, 2014 after living 50 years as a Jesuit. He recently spoke of his life as "a search for community and companionship through a life of prayerful service of the neighbor." We will miss Fr. Mike a lot!

El Padre Michael Proterra, S.J. nació el 12 de septiembre, 1942 en Aruba, una isla holandesa en el mar Caribe, al norte de Venezuela. A los 18 años, empezó a estudiar en la Universidad de Georgetown, de donde se graduó, y luego entró en la Compañía de Jesús. Se ordenó sacerdote en 1971. Estudiaba la filosofía y la teología, y enseñaba esas materias en varias escuelas jesuitas, incluso la Universidad de San José en Filadelfia y la Universidad de Loyola en Baltimore. Sirvió 12 años como Decano del Colegio universitario de Artes y Ciencias de la Universidad de Creighton en Omaha, Nebraska. Padre Mike vino en 2006 a la iglesia de San Rafael en Raleigh, y servía fielmente a los feligreses ahí, dando consejos y compartiendo la espiritualidad ignaciana, y organizando cada año la serie de oradores jesuitas. Padre Mike murió en Baltimore después de vivir 50 años como Jesuita. Recientemente habló de su vida como "una búsqueda de comunidad y de hermandad por medio de una vida de servicio entregado del prójimo." ¡Lo vamos a extrañar mucho!

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