Walter-Burke-Obituary

Rev. Walter J. Burke

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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REV. WALTER J., O.PRAEM., Pastor Emeritus of St. Norbert Church, Paoli PA, on May 15, 2005. Born in Phila. on March 20, 1919, the son of the late Walter G. and Eva Burote Burke. Father Burke was educated at St. Edmond and St. Monica Parochial Schools and at Roman Catholic and...

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Sorry; Father was a great friend! His parents, and mine were helpful to the Norbitine at Southeast.
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Fr. Burke was one of the important influences on my life. He was my History instructor at SECHS in '43-44. He was assistant A.D. at SECHS when as a sophmore, I was the football team's manager. I'll never forget the speeding ticket he avoided on Oregon Ave,, while returning from a pre-season football scrimmage with Lower Merion H.S., and how he charmed the policeman from giving him a ticket. I visited him often at St. Norbert's while I served on Villanova's Board of Trustees in the 70's. He...