From: McEneney, Mike (MC1953)
Date: Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 10:31 PM
Subject: Stephen Bordas,’76 RIP
Dear John,
Here is a very nice tribute to the late Stephen Bordas,’76.
May He Rest In Peace.
http://www.fordham.edu/campus_resources/enewsroom/archives/archive_2232.asp
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Fordham Mourns Longtime Administrator
A member of the Fordham community for more than 30 years, Bordas was known as much for the caring work culture he cultivated as his supervision the day-to-day tasks of the registrar’s office.
When he received the Archbishop Hughes Medal in 1997 for 20 years of service to Fordham, he was lauded for innovative initiatives such as the first mail registration process for freshmen and a sophisticated interactive voice system.
In March 2010, he was one of three Fordham employees to be honored with the inaugural Sursum Corda award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the life and mission of the University.
He was cited as a creative and compassionate man who had shepherded many undergraduates through four years of work-study employment in his office, only to have them continue to work with him after graduation.
“He has built a family-like environment in the enrollment services offices of the enrollment group that embodies the values of cura personalis and magis so central to Jesuit education,” the Sursum Corda citation read.
“His approach to work with colleagues and students alike is guided by those values and recognition of the mutual dependence that enables all of us to make our way in this world.”
Peter A. Stace, Ph.D., vice president for enrollment, called Bordas a dear friend, a caring mentor and dedicated colleague.
“He always told us, ‘I am here for you guys,’ and to his dying day, he was,” Stace said.”
“Steve’s dedication and commitment live on in the those whose lives he touched. Fordham will be forever grateful to Steve for his life as an inspiration to all; an exemplar of the Jesuit ideal of selfless service to others.”
A viewing will be held at Clark’s Funeral Home, 2104 Saw Mill River Road in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. on Tuesday, November 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. For details, please call (914) 962-3333.
Ram Van transportation to Clark Funeral Home will be available. Vans will depart at 1:30 p.m. from the front of the McGinley Center and returning an hour after they arrive in Yorktown heights. There will be a sign in the window displaying “Clark Funeral Home”.
Please reserve a seat in advance by calling (719) 817-4346 or e-mail ramvan@fordham.edu. The trip is approximately one hour each way.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m. at the Fordham University Church at the Rose Hill campus. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the American Cancer Society are requested.
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 15,100 students in its four undergraduate colleges and its six graduate and professional schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre at Heythrop College in the United Kingdom.
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[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated. A nice find. And nice words for a fine fellow Jasper. Even if he was working for the rivals. We poke a lot of good natured fun at Fordham, but since they sent us a Prez when we needed it, guess we have to recognize that they are not the epitome of all the evil in the world. And, Stephen, as Class of '76, was taken far too young. Guess his work here was done. But when I get to the Last Judgement, I'm going to lodge a strong complaint about all those who cut in line. Dona Nobis Pacem]
Bordas, Stephen [MC1976 RIP]
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[JR: Great find, Mike. Keep at it and in another 30 years, you'll get off the Research Desk at the Virtual Jasper Newsroom and move up to the Findings Desk. Then you'll be in the big time, reading the slush pile of news articles sifting for the gems. But, you'll have to watch ut for paper cuts. There deadly. (Yeah, I know get life and not even funny.)]
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