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Fred Alvarez Obituary
Garrison, NY -Funeral Services will be held here for Fr. Fred Alvarez, S.A., a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, who died yesterday, May 4, 2012, at Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne, NY. He was 78 yrs. old. Fr. Fred attended P.S. 43, NYC, Brooklyn High School, and St. John's Seminary, Montour Falls, NY. He entered the Friars of the Atonement in 1954, professed his first vows in 1955, and was ordained a priest in 1961 by Bishop James Donnelly. After he was ordained, Fr. Fred was assigned to the Friars Ministry in Japan, where he ministered from 1961 to 1985. He ministered in several different parishes and worked on ways to spread the Gospel to everyone. He developed the Tanamaki Poster Apostolate, which consisted in using a quote from the Scriptures and incorporating the saying into a drawing to make the saying memorable. He produced these Posters from 1969 to 1982. In 1985, he returned to the United States and began working to put together a history of the Friars going back to the very start of the Founders of the Society of the Atonement, Rev. Louis Wattson and Sr. Lurana White. He authored various books, articles and pieces for the press. He worked diligently until he came down with illnesses and could no longer work. Fr. Fred was the son of Blas Negron and Juanita Quanita, both deceased. He is survived by his brother, James Alvarez, of Miami, FL and Juanita Aponte. The wake for Fr. Fred will be Monday, May 7, at 7:00 PM in Little Flower Chapel, Graymoor. The Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM in Little Flower Chapel, followed by interment in the Friars' Cemetery. Arrangements are by Dorsey-Carlone Funeral Home of Peekskill, NY.
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Fr. Fred Alvarez at Graymoor
June 5, 2012
June 1, 2012
Thank you, Father Fred, for your friendship, for the happy greetings, the dinners in the friary dining room. For your terrific hiking column in my newspaper The Peekskill Herald and for your award-winning feature stories, too. Thank you for giving me the honor of proofreading the writings of Father Paul that you so painstakingly compiled. Like so many others, I heartily miss your presence, your care and concern, your humor. As you bask in the light of Christ, remember us till we meet again -- on the heavenly hiking trails or around the Paradise newspaper office!
-- Lots of love, Kathy Daley
May 6, 2012
Fr. Fred,
Smart, caring, humble, willing, able, wise, dependable, sweet, attentive, thorough, organized, talented, driven, inquisitive, listener, great story teller, creative, unselfish, calm, focused, hard working, Friar of the Atonement, man of God, my pal.
Rev. Peter Paul Brennan
May 6, 2012
Fr. Fred Alvarez contributed to the history of the SA founders and to the history of the order. His work will be a testament to his devotion and love of the Society of the Atonement and its mission of reconciliation. May he rest in the peace of Christ. I have sent his name via the Internet to be placed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem where he will be remembered in prayer.
A Zach
May 6, 2012
May the Divine Assistance remain always with us and may the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
Kayla Tandy
May 6, 2012
Father Fred touched my heart in the little time that he spent in my parish. With even the slightest glance at Father, it was impossible not to be overcome with the love that he so vibrantly radiated. As I grow older Father, please know that I will never forget you, and you smile will be forever engraved im my very being. Rest in peace Father Fred Alvarez.
May 6, 2012
Father Fred Alvarez was a true Franciscan within the spirit of the Founder of the Friars of the Atonement. May he rest in peace and may there be someone eager to follow him as a Friar of the Atonement.
Fr. John Keane, SA
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