Rev. Gerard Don Bosco Redden

The Rev. Gerard Don Bosco Redden, 78, died May 20, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach. He was born in Derry City, Northern Ireland, and lived in Florida since 1980. He was founder and former director of the St. Juan Diego Pastoral Center in Fort Pierce. He studied for the priesthood at All Hallows Seminary, Dublin, Ireland, and was ordained in June 1959. He served in Scotland for nine years and then joined the Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle and went to work with the poor of Peru and Ecuador. In 1980, he came to Florida to serve at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Riviera Beach and later at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in West Palm Beach. In 1985, he was assigned by the first bishop of the newly made Diocese of Palm Beach, Thomas V. Daily, to serve the Hispanic communities of St. Lucie and Indian River counties. He worked primarily with migrant farmworkers and founded Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission in Fellsmere in addition to the Fort Pierce pastoral center. Survivors include his brothers, Tony Redden and Noel Redden. Services: Visitation and prayer service will be from 6 to 9 p.m. May 23 at St. Juan Diego Pastoral Center, Fort Pierce. A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at 6 p.m. May 24 at St. Anastasia Catholic Church, Fort Pierce, presided by the Most Rev. Gerald M. Barbarito, bishop of the Diocese of Palm Beach. Arrangements are by Haisley Funeral & Cremation Service. A guestbook is available at haisleyfunerlhome.com.