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THF BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
AUGUST 30, 1947
LEO F. COTTER
DIES IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA. Ga.-Leo Francis
Cotter, one of Augusta's best
known and most beloved citizens,
died on August 14 at the Oliver
General Hospital, after an extend
ed illness.
Funeral services were held at
the Sacred Heart Church, with
Father J. E O’Donohoc, S. J., of
fering the Requiem Mass. Assist
ing in the sanctuary were Father
Patrick Connell, of St. Patrick's
Church, Fathei Janies Buckley, S.
J., and Chaplain Anthony J. Zu-
knilis, of Oliver General Hospital.
Members of Patrick Walsh
Council, Knights of Columbus, of
the Augusta Lodge, B. P. O. Elks,
and the Louis R. Battey Post of
the American Legion, served as
an honorary escort and the active
pallbearers were Alvin McAultffe,
John Chapman, Marion A. O’Con
nor. Frank A Dolan, Alex Wren
and James J. Bresnalian.
A native of Augusta, Mr. Cotter
had spent tile entire 61 years of
his life in Augusta, except for the
period during which he served in
ti|t. Army in the first World, War.
For more than thirty years he
was proprietor of Home Folks
Cigar Stare, where practically
every business and professional
man in downtown Augusta would
visit at least once a day to mingle
with friends and exchange greet
ings with the genial Reo Cotter.
His cordial good humor, friend
ly spirit, and affable manner made
Mr. Cotter one of the city’s best
known personalities and through
the years gained for him a wide
circle of friends, which not only
embraced the “home folks,’’ but
extended to people from other
places all over the country, hun-
dieils and hundreds of whom were
proud to call him friend.
An ardent sports fan, Mr. Cot
ter had a wide acquaintance, par
ticularly among Ihose of the base
ball fraternity
In 1942, Mr. Cotter disposed of
his business and for the last five
years had been striving, without
avail, to regain his health. The
death of his younger son, Sgt.
Jack Cotter, of the U. S. Marine
Corps, in the attack on I wo Jima.
brought a slioek of sadness from
which lie never recovered. ,
It can be said that a host of
friends, in Augusta and else
where mourn the passing of Reo
Cotter, and share the burden of
sorrow at his loss with the mem
bers of his bereaved family.
Mr. Cotter is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Anne Harms Cotter; a
son, Ix*o F. Colter. Jr.; two daugh
ters. Mrs. John Pre-ton Hoover,
of Charlotte. N. C., and Miss Clara
Marie Cotter. o f Augusta: two ;
grandchildren Preston Hoover, i
Jr., and Ann Cotter Hoover; two
brothers. Edward J. Cotter. Au
gusta, and William J. Cotter. At
lanta. and twh sisters, Mrs. James
Farr and Mrs. Arpio Cotter Thom
as both of Columbia. S.C. ■«-i
Commenting editorially On Mr.
Cotter's deal li The Augusta
CHeoniete said in part:
“It has been said that no man
changes lor better or worse as he
genus o'her. but lie merely be
comes more art! more like himself.
So it was with Reo Colter. Net
even declining health could
dampen tin flippy chilosophy <>T
this genial mao. His acts »r
friendliness were never premedi
tated: his rmile and his h-mdelw
were as genuine and spontanror
as (lie rays of the sunshine tb»
follow the rain. There was no ef
fort in Leo s friendliness; in '
there was a ceeip-ifinc force in
that made vnu f'“ 1 good >"ay dev -
inside, until you. yourself? smile
and neith’- realized nor stopped ;<
reason why
“We need owe Reo Cotters i«
this wo’ld o‘ gloom and despair,
whore eve ,v day you meet do/e*
of persons vHn need only a -rcr
of v’’eer e-d - - m ,i
and "i -vw d old r a-h’<med -mil" ir >
put beck S’. the right f' »> -
of mind
“We know' i’ •< ould nlease 1,«-
to r/ali’e 1 o -e } 11 - gju-n examote
has c‘l»- s (o tab' up t 1 ’*
tore*’ and h“5*1 " " 1 ur> IlMg dr ’•
con-'vs and b : ’dsn ••>Hfi)t1s with
sunshine and 'v»e«dliness.”
MSS. JOWN M tVMWlR
Fllvt«AI. IN Vtt POSTA
VAR ,FsTA, Ga.—“un/ral ser-
vices for Mr*. John Mansour. who
died in Baltimore. August lit
were li-ld from St. John the Evan
gelist Church Imre. Fa’her John J.
Kennedy officiating.
Mrs. Mansour is urvived by lier
husband two daughters, Mrs. Car
lo George ami Mrs. George Abood, |
of Valdosta a brother, John Basila,
of Miami, and several brothers in
Syria, yiw Mrs. Mansour was
bora.
Benedictine Military School,
Savannah, Announces Faculty
RECTORY AT THUNDERBOLT—Pictured above, while still in
the process of construction, is the rectory of the new Church of
the Nativity of Our Lord which is now being completed at the
corner of Victory Drive and Mechanics Avenue, in Thunderbolt,
located near Savannah, Georgia, on the highway between Savan
nah and Savannah Beach,--(Photo by Savannah Photo Service)
SAVANNAH. Ga—Father Bede
Lightner. O. S. B., principal of
Benedictine Military School, which
will open on September 10, has
announced faculty assignments for
the 1047-46 school year, the only
change from last year’s assign
ments being the addition of John
Beattie as athletic director and in
structor in English.
The faculty at the Benedictine
school this year will include: Fath
er Robert Brennan, O. S. B., Latin;
Father Aloysius Waehter, O. S. B„
chemistry, general science 'and
religion; Father Alcuin Bauder-
mann, O. S. B„ English history,
librarian; Father Peter Trizzino,
O. S. B„ Latin, Spanish, religion;
Father Vincent Campbell, O. S. B.,\
mathematics and prefect of disci
pline: Father Hugh Hagerty, O. S.
B., civics, history, English, reli
gion; Father Bede Lightner, O. S.
B., English, French, physics; Fath
er Terence Kernan, O. S. B.,
mathematics, religion; Father
Timothy Flaherty, O. S. B., direc
tor of publications; Lieutenant
Colonel John P. Rudwikosky. com
mandant of cadets; Charles Mills,
English: Sergeant William Short,
Sergeant James Jones and Ser
geant John Wiison, military
science and tactics: John Beattie,
English and athletic director, and
William Verhey, band director.
Monday, Septemlier’8, has been
designated as registration day for
fre< Kman and sophomores, and
Tuesday, September 9. as registra
tion day for juniors and seniors.
Father Bede has announced that
all prospective students must have
completed their application on or
before August 22.
Important pre-registration dates
are September 3 and 4, the former
being the date for conditional ex
aminations, and all freshmen
cadets are to report at the school
on September 3. at 9;S0 a. m.,
when intelligence tests will be
administered. No freshmen will be
admitted without undergoing this
test.
Early applications indicate that
the enrollment at tifb school will
approximate that of last year,
which was 220 cadets.
Father Bede Lightner, O. S. fe.,
principal of Benedictine Military
School, recently attended the
Southeastern Regional Confer
ence of the Reserve Officers’
T aining Corps in Atlanta, at
which educators and military per
sonnel from high and preparatory
schools, colleges and universities
carrying the program in twelve
states, discussed problems of the
R. O. T. C.
MASSES in churches through
out the country on September 1.
Labor Day, will ^ive testimony of
the Church’s concern for the la
boring classes and pay tribute to
the dignity of human labor.
The Georgia-Carolina Brick & Tile Co.
Manufacturers
Augusta, Georgia
PLANTS AT:
Augusta, Ga. • North Augusta, S. C.
Society Hill, S. C.
* OFFICES:
10 Campbell Bldg.
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H. R. WALKER, President
Jos. A. Cesaroni
Wholesale Producer of
FISH and PRAWN
P. O. Box 26
Thunderbolt
Georgia