Charles Edward Rice

Oh, Charlie, how Notre Dame and Saint Mary´s could use your common sense, beautiful Faith, and reasoning power today. These are terribly sad and confused times. Rest in the Peace if the Lord!

Professor Rice and my father graduated from the College of the Holy Cross together. Prof. Rice taught me jurisprudence which opened my eyes to the world—a wonderful gift.

Charlie Rice, in addition to being a highly accomplished scholar, was a down to earth guy who was extraordinary in his generosity towards others. Over his career he helped countless people. I was the recipient of his acts of generosity and I will be eternally grateful for his counsel and assistance over the years. His family has so much of which to be proud. God bless you.

Dear Mary and family...Charlie was a one of a kind. He was a great teacher who influenced a whole generation or two of law professors. I will keep his memory alive in my own teaching where "Freddy Glotz" appears in lectures and exams regularly in Charlie's honor and memory. We worked closely on many projects- most especially on the Bengal Bouts, teaching religion at Marian High School (how did that happen??), soccer (his nephew, Jim, was my first soccer captain), coaching track (yes,...

now let us praise famous men...
charlie was, inter alia, the first registered conservative in NY State to be elected to statewide office (c 1964). Charlie was a true and loyal friend then until now. RIP. Semper Fidelis---- and he was.

Colonel/Professor Charlie Rice was a courageous soldier of the Ecclesia Militans. I pray that, if he is not already a member of the Ecclesia Triumphans, he will be soon. He set an excellent example for the rest of us to follow. I will miss him and am happy to have had him as a friend. I hope to meet him again.
Dave Lutz, ND PhD '94
Assoc. Prof. of Philosophy
Holy Cross College

A great man and a great family. Our families were connected with swimming, school, and one of my dearest friends, Anne. My prayers go out to Mrs. Rice and his family.

I only knew Professor Rice from watching his teachings on EWTN television. What a lovely human being. I am learning much more about him. I am happy to read of his large family. Truly he was a blessing to others. His students were enriched by his wisdom. My sympathy to his dear family. May he rest in peace now with the God he served so faithfully.

To Professor Rice's family,

Like many of Professor Rice's students, I came to ND law school with twelve years of Catholic schooling but little interest or understanding of the faith. I did not attend church except on Christmas and Easter, and I have the dishonorable distinction of having never once attended mass at ND despite spending three years there. And on top of that, I married a non-practicing Lutheran. Slowly, Professor Rice changed all of that. Over the years, and in his...