REV. ROBERT CURRAN

Rev. Robert F. Curran, S.J. March 19, 1945 - June 30, 2012, son of the late Francis O. Curran and Thelma McKittrick Curran; beloved nephew of the late Cyril Curran. He was a member of the Society of Jesus for 48 years and a priest for 38 years. After graduating from Corpus Christi Grammar School in San Francisco, Bob attended Saint Ignatius High School for two years and graduated from Bellarmine High School in San Jose. After one year at Gonzaga University, Bob entered the Jesuit order. He received a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Gonzaga University, a Master's degree in Speech from UCLA and a Master's degree in Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1974 at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. In 1977, Bob earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California at Davis, where he was president of the law students' association from 1975 -1976. Long concerned with the rights of the poor, Bob practiced law with the firm of Smith, Snedeker and Comiskey in San Francisco from 1978 - 1980. He was a faculty member and chaplain at the University of San Francisco Law School from 1979 - 2000, and served as both Legal Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs at U.S.F. until his retirement for health reasons in 2000. During his career, Bob was elected to a rent control board in Berkeley, was appointed by Mayor Dianne Feinstein to San Francisco's Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board and worked in Washington D.C. as a lobbyist for the Jesuit's Social Ministries Office and as a researcher for Congressman Fr. Robert Drinan, S.J. He is survived by his dearly beloved sister Jacqueline Shea and his devoted brother-in-law Patrick Shea; nephews Robert Shea (Jawaya), Kevin Shea, Michael Shea (Michele), Steven Shea (Miki) and seven nieces and nephews. A Rosary will be offered on Thursday, July 5th at 7:30 p.m. in Orradre Chapel at Saint Ignatius College Preparatory, 2001-37th Avenue, San Francisco and a Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated on Friday, July 6th at 10:00 a.m. at Saint Thomas More Catholic Church, 1300 Junipero Serra Boulevard, San Francisco. Bob's family and the Society of Jesus would like to express our deep gratitude to the community and staff at Alma Via of San Francisco for their loving care these past years. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Bob's memory can be made to Alma Via of San Francisco, One Thomas More Way, San Francisco, CA 94132 or to the "Center for Law and Global Justice" at the U.S.F. School of Law, 2130 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA 94117.