Father John Knoernschild

I remember him as an outstanding counselor in High School in the 90s at Crespi. He must have written 15 to 20 recommendations for different colleges for me. I got into almost every one of them I applied to. I don't know what he wrote but it must have been great. I remember him saying not another one. But I kept them coming and he wrote them all. He was an A+ in the counselor department, at least for me. Sayonara Father John and thanks for getting me into college

WHEN I WAS IN SLOVAKIA IN THE PEACE CORPS, FR. JOHN WAS IN VIENNA, AN HOUR AWAY, FOR A TALK HE WAS GIVING. HE TOOK THE TRAIN TO SEE ME AND SPEND A DAY. I SHOWED HIM ALL OVER BRATISLAVA WHERE I WAS LIVING, AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. HE WAS A GOOD COMPANION AND FRIEND, AND I MISS SEEING HIM NOW. (Patricia Brown).

John was a dear friend and colleague who always gave generously of his time and attention. May he rest in peace.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

May God welcome you into his Kingdom Fr. John. You were a great friend and a wonderful principal at Crespi.

Father John ,I knew you for such a short time but I'll always remember you and I'll ask you to pray for me. love Marianna (Tom's sister)

Fr. John was instrumental in "green-lighting" the wrestling program at Crespi in the late 80's. That program, in large part, got me into UC Davis where I wrestled for 4 years and graduated. Did you all realize that this gentle man would often show up at practice and mix it up with guys like me who out-weighed him by 30 pounds? His proactive nature, matching good deeds with energy, created a life changing event for me and I'm sure many others. Thank you Father John.

Fr. John, my Friend you will be greatly miss by all who really knew you

Fr. John, I will always be grateful for your presence and the words of encouragement that you offered to my family. Our prayers are with your family.

Charlie Smith