ACTIONABLE OBIT: EXPIRES 02FEB2008 Napa, CA Ford, Br. Timothy James (MC1951)
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Brother Timothy James Ford
FORD, Brother Timothy James, FSC (a.k.a. James Francis Edward Ford) was born in New York City, Manhattan, on May 11, 1926, to John Ford and Lillian Fitzgerald. He was a member of the De La Salle Christian Brothers for 62 years and died at Mont La Salle, Holy Family Community, Napa, California, on January 27, 2008, at the age of 81.
Brother Timothy began his association with the De La Salle Christian Brothers as a student at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, Brooklyn, NY, and then as a Junior Novice in St. Joseph’s, Barrytown, NY. He entered the Novitiate in June 1946 and received the habit of the Brothers of the Christian Schools on September 7, 1946. He received final vows in May 1952 at Oakdale, NY. Brother was a member of the New York District until June 1969 when he moved to the San Francisco District and began teaching at La Salle High School, Pasadena, CA. In 1970 his transfer to the San Francisco District was finalized. Br. Timothy did his undergraduate studies at Manhattan College, Bronx, NY where he earned his B.A. in 1951. He continued to pursue his interests earning three Master’s degrees: M.S., Biology, Fordham University, 1959; M.A., Science Education, New York University, 1969; and M.A., Scripture/Theology, St. Benedict, OR, 1979. Brother was a professor at Bethlehem University from 1978 to 1982 where he championed the rights of the Palestinians. This earned him the ire of the Israeli Government and he was ordered to leave the country within 24 hours. In 1983 he began four years as a professor in the Extended Education Program at St. Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA. In 1988 he went to Cuernavaca, Mexico to study Spanish so that he could teach in the free school operated by the Brothers of the San Francisco District and the District of Mexico-North in Tijuana, Mexico. He taught various courses there until his retirement at De La Salle House, Berkeley in 2001. In 2004 he moved to the Holy Family Community in Napa, CA so that his health needs could be addressed.
He is survived by three nieces and one grandnephew: Marie and Steven Corte and their son, Steven, Westbury, NY; Dr. Lillian Ford, Geneva, NY; and Kathleen and Thomas Lang, Franklin Square, NY. He is also survived by many friends and former students.
Funeral services will be held at Mont La Salle, Napa, California, on Saturday, February 2nd, in the Mont La Salle Chapel at 9:00 a.m. with viewing, followed by the funeral liturgy at 10:00 a.m. and the burial in the cemetery. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Lasallian Education Fund, De La Salle Institute, 4401 Redwood Road, Napa CA 94558. Funeral services provided through Claffey and Rota, Napa.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on 1/30/2008.
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