Rev. Ralph J. Drendel

I, like my Mother wrote to her favorite teacher...wrote to Reverend Father Ralph Drendel from 1978 til 2011. He truly changed my life, helped my Mom to let go and let me go to Girls School in Las Vegas when I was getting into severe trouble in my Freshman year at Manogue HS. I found the obituary today while I was looking for Father Martin files and am saddened but Joyous. Thank you God for putting Father Drendel in my life. That "Senior" boy you warned me about and I have been married for 30...

What a loss to us and a gain for heaven. Dear Father Drendel was the kindest spiritual giant that I have ever met. He kept the vision of St. Ignatius through his whole life and fought the good fight. His spiritual encouragement during our high school days extending to our life with children and through terminal illness. May Our Lord comfort us in his loss and reward him for his great life.

The world has lost a great man. His positive influence on the people and families of Bishop Manogue will be felt through the ages. He truly served his brothers and sisters with a life dedicated to Jesus. He lived a great life and will be missed.

A fine teacher, Jesuit, priest and man. Father Drendel stepped in for Father Pierre Jacobs as my frosh Algebra teacher in January of 1972 when Father Jacobs needed to assume other responsibilities at the end of the first semester. Filling Father Jacobs' shoes was no easy task, but Father Drendel succeeded admirably and left his own very favorable impression on the youth entrusted to his care. "Gentlemen, Gentlemen, Gentlemen" ordinarily preceded any sagacious observation. "Well done oh...

Julie and Leslie,

So sorry for your loss. May he rest in peace.

Steve Vella

AMDG

Man is created to praise reverence and serve our Lord and by this means to save his soul... Thank you Fr Drendal

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.