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Vol. 22, No. 1
Paul Marceau, a member of the NACC Board of Directors from 2005-2010, who died Nov. 6 in North Carolina. Mr. Marceau, 68, of South Bend, IN, had retired two years ago from his post as vice president of mission services and spirituality at Trinity Health.
Mr. Marceau and Bridget Deegan-Krause co-wrote a two-part set of articles that ran in Vision in January-February 2011 and March-April 2011 on how the opportunities and responsibilities of the professional chaplain have expanded far beyond the bedside.
Paul Marceau
NACC Executive Director David Lichter, who knew Mr. Marceau through his role on the NACC Board of Directors, in noting his colleague’s sudden death, commented in NACC Now: “What a beautiful man, rich human being, person of deep faith, compassionate, who lovingly mixed humor and humility! I always felt called to be more in his presence.”
Mr. Marceau was born in Alpena, MI, on Sept. 21, 1943. He was a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, and received his doctorate from University of California at Berkeley. He served with the Congregation of Holy Cross, Notre Dame, for many years. Mr. Marceau retired in January 2009 from Trinity Health, Novi, MI.
Surviving are two brothers, Fr. Emmett Marceau of Bay City, MI, and Don (Colleen) Marceau of Alpena; nieces, grandnieces, grandnephews and a godson, Theodore Pollack.
In his retirement, among other commitments, Mr. Marceau was a community volunteer with the Literacy Council of St. Joseph County, the Center for Hospice Care, Michiana Iraqi Student Project Support Group and Catholic Worker Weather Amnesty Program - Our Lady of the Road. He was also involved at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center with the Sr. Maura Brannick Health Center (Chapin Street Clinic) and chairman of the Board of Directors for Community Health Partners.
The family requests contributions be made to: Sister Maura Brannick Health Clinic, 326 Chapin Street, South Bend, IN, 46601 or Sisters of the Holy Cross, 407 Bertrand Hall - St. Mary's, Notre Dame, IN 46556.
Rev. Raymond W. Wawiorka, a member of the NACC Executive Committee in the formative years of the 1970s, who died Oct. 28 at age 81 after a long illness.
Father Wawiorka was born June 12, 1930, in Kenosha, WI. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 1956, by Archbishop Albert G. Meyer at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral, Milwaukee. As a priest of the Milwaukee Archdiocese, he worked in parish ministry as well as in hospital chaplaincy.
Rev. Raymond Wawiorka
His chaplaincy appointments included ministry as the first, full-time Catholic chaplain at St. Luke Medical Center, Milwaukee, from 1966-70; director of chaplain services at St. Francis Hospital, Milwaukee from 1970-79; archdiocesan coordinator of health affairs from 1972-79; chaplain at St. Joseph Hospital in Tucson, AZ; chaplain at St. Joseph Hospital in Ashville, NC; staff chaplain at Bay Pines V.A. Medical Center in Florida; and associate director of pastoral care at St. Anthony Hospital, Ft. Petersburg, FL, from 1983-93.
He was appointed to the USCCB Advisory Committee on Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Facilities in 1972 and served until 1979. He was on the NACC Executive Committee from 1976-1980 and served as chaplain to the Archdiocesan Catholic Physician's Guild. In addition, he coordinated the NACC’s two-week Institute for Chaplains and Pastoral Associates, evaluated clinical pastoral training centers from 1974-1984 and taught clinical pastoral education for 20 years. He was active in the Wisconsin Association of Catholic Chaplains (president 1971-1978).
Rev. Wawiorka worked with military veterans and used his extensive knowledge of Polish to translate and say Mass and hear confessions in Polish. He spoke to Polish-Americans on the Solidarity Movement during Poland's turbulent 1970s.
In retirement, he volunteered his services at Light of Christ Parish in Clearwater, FL, and helped at St. Elizabeth Parish in Kenosha. He is survived by a brother, Chet Wawiorka, and a sister, Jeannette (Dr. Martin) Setter; as well as seven nieces, four nephews and many great and great great grandnieces and nephews.
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