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**Rev. Raymond H. Reis, world’s oldest Jesuit, dies
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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
07/21/2009
The Rev. Raymond H. Reis, a longtime professor at St. Louis University and briefly the oldest member of the Jesuit order, died Sunday (July 19, 2009) at Jesuit Hall at the university. He was 104.
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Rev. Raymond H. Reis
Father Reis had been aware for some time that he was the second oldest of all the nearly 20,000 Jesuits worldwide, and the oldest priest in the order. His death came a few days after word arrived from Rome advising of the death of the previous oldest Jesuit, in Mexico.
Father Reis had two careers with the Jesuits. After retiring from teaching, he returned to school to become a registered nurse.
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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
07/21/2009
The Rev. Raymond H. Reis, a longtime professor at St. Louis University and briefly the oldest member of the Jesuit order, died Sunday (July 19, 2009) at Jesuit Hall at the university. He was 104.
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Rev. Raymond H. Reis
Father Reis had been aware for some time that he was the second oldest of all the nearly 20,000 Jesuits worldwide, and the oldest priest in the order. His death came a few days after word arrived from Rome advising of the death of the previous oldest Jesuit, in Mexico.
Father Reis had two careers with the Jesuits. After retiring from teaching, he returned to school to become a registered nurse.
More…