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Remembering Mr. Robert J. "Bill" Fanning |
McNicholas recently learned of
the passing of former teacher Mr. Bill Fanning. Fanning was the first lay teacher hired by the Sisters of St. Joseph for the newly established McNicholas High School in 1951. Fanning spent his career as a life-long Rocket before retiring in 1990. It was in 1990 that the McNicholas Library Media Center was named in Fanning's honor. Fanning's career at McNicholas included teaching English and history and directing numerous musicals.  At the Nov. 25, 1990, dedication of the library, then principal John Laudeman said, "Robert J. Fanning has had an impact on the lives of McNicholas students since 1951. He will always be remembered for his love of American literature and English grammar and for his absorption into politics and government. Many traditions at McNicholas, including Spring Musical and Mardi Gras, find their roots in the creativity of Bill Fanning."
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Fri. Oct 12 Visitation at St. John Fischer Church
in Newtown from 5:30 - 9 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 13 Visitation at St. John Fischer Church
from 12 - 1 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 13 Mass of Christian Burial at St. John
Fischer Church at 1 p.m.
Mon. Oct. 15 Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery
at 10 a.m.
Memorials may be sent to the Congregation of St. Joseph, 4010 Executive Park Drive #320, Cincinnati, OH 45241-4011 or to McNicholas High School for the Bill Fanning Performing Art Scholarship Fund.
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...He hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."
Hebrews 13:5
Please join the McNicholas community in remembering
the Fanning family in our thoughts and prayers.
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