Fr Peter Guerin, OSB, of Saint Anselm Abbey, died on July 9, 2021. I only remembered last night (over two weeks later) that I had made portraits of the monks of the Abbey about 10 years ago. (The diocese was compiling a new directory of religious, which included photos, and the monastery hired me for theirs.)
Fr Peter served the Saint Anselm College community in various ways throughout his long life. While I was a student there, he was Dean of the College. He was always warm and friendly, and I recall many little interactions. Just before I graduated, he said to me, 'If you ever want a job here, let me know.' By the time I finished my graduate school coursework five years later, he had moved to the College’s Campus Ministry, but I contacted his successor, and I soon began my teaching career.
Requiescat in pace, Pater.
