1945 - 2023 W

ith deep sadness, the Loyola Jesuit Community announces the death of Fr. Rob Brennan, SJ, who passed peacefully on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at the Jesuit Infirmary, René Goupil House, in Pickering, ON.

Fr. Brennan was 78 years old and about to celebrate his 53rd anniversary as a Jesuit.

He was predeceased by his parents, L. Col. Francis Charles and Beatrice Marie (née Craven); and by his brother, Peter. Survived by his sister, Mary Elizabeth Van Houten and her husband, Stephen; his sister-in-law, Bonnie Brennan (née Cameron); as well as his nieces and nephews, Shelley (Peter Conroy), Sean (Melissa), Kevin, Ashley (Peter Kourtsidis), Sarah Van Houten (Michael Horacki), Graham Van Houten (Ashley Lucas) and Owen Van Houten; and by numerous grandnephews and grandnieces.

His passing is mourned not only by his family, but also by the Jesuit community and by the many students, staff, alumni, parents and associates of Loyola High School in Montreal, where he served for most of his priestly life.

Wake will be held at Côte des Neiges Funeral Home, 4525 Côte des Neiges Blvd, Montreal, Friday, September 8, 2 - 4 p.m., 7 - 9 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Ignatius Church, 4455 West Broadway Avenue, Montreal, Saturday, September 9, at 11 a.m. For people who cannot attend the ceremony, please find the webcast link as follow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9CDF2vOQJc. Interment at Jesuit Cemetery, Ignatius Jesuit Centre, 5420 Hwy. 6 North, Guelph, ON, Monday, September 11th at 10:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, you are asked to consider a donation either to the Loyola High School Bursary Fund (contact: corbetts@loyola.ca) or to the Fr. Brennan Scholarship in support of the formation of young Jesuits (contact: supportus@jesuits.ca or call (416) 481-9154). AMDG.