Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-27

was Bright's disease, and Rev. Richard
| had been sufferer from this disease
for long time, growing worse gradu
| ally until he was finally compelled to
| give up his church at Marinette and re-
tire to his old home at Appleton, where
he remained up to the time of his death.
We herewith give brief biography of
Rev Richards life;
| Rev. Theodore John Richard was
born in Arlesheim, Canton Basel,
| Switzerland, on the 18th of December,
| 1851. As soon as he attained the proper
age he attended the common schools of
his native town. Later he attended the
University of Freiburg, Germany, where
he studied for one year, after which he
emigrated to this country and settled
| at Appleton, Wis. 1t soon became his
desire to enter the priesthood and so he
entered the seminary of st. Francis at
Milwaukee, where he put in year of
study, after which he attended the
Seminary of Suspension Bridge, Nj
agara county. N. Y, where he COM
pleted his theological course. At this
time he was but twenty-five years of
age and on January 3, 1875, he was or
dained to the priesthood by the Right
Rev. Bishop Foley, at Chicago. Two
months later, or March 22nG, 1875, he
received his first appointment, and was
given the resident pastorship of the
Wausau church. This church as our
citizens well know, remained under his
charge for almost score of years. At
the time Rev Richard took hold of St.
Mary's parish it was not in very pros :
porous condition, and its outlook was
not promising. He set forth his every
effort in behalf of the church and its
congregation, and to the latter was a
material as well as spiritual benefactor,
From p period when it was an ineor-
porate parish, small in numbers and
with seemingly anything but a bright
future, under his careful and judicious
management of affairs, advanced
/ steadily until it became one of exten.
sive dimensions and unusual activity.
This, too, in spite of the fact that some
years ago a large number withdrew
from the congregation in order to form
| that of ST. Michaers. On August Is,
1894, Rev Richard left Wausau to take
charge of the church of Our Lady of
Loudes at Marinette, and where he con-
| tinued to do good work for his church
up to the time of his resignation on
Sept. lSt, of the present year. On Jan,
Ord, last, he celebrated the silver jubilee
as priest at Marinettee. He was q
man of exceptional hrilliancy of mind
and attainments not possessed by the
ordinary individual He was man of
lofty and inspired ideals, and in a
spiritual way done much to bring the
character of those under his care to a
higher standard. He was a man who
made friends with all whom he met,
and these were not confined to his own
congregation alone, and there are
| countless numbers in this city, Apple
ton and Marine.te who viii mourn his
| death. he was = man whom anyone
could say Of that the world IS better for
his having lived.
At the time of death-l2:25 p. m. Sun
day-he was at the home of his only
brother and had been attended for three
weeks past by his sister, Mrs. Chas.
Mayer, of this city. His remains viii
lie in state at the church of St Joseph :
at Appleton today, and tomorrow 81
10 o'clock the funeral win be held.
Bishop Messmer, of the Green Bay
Diocese. viii conduct the service and
solemn mss Of requiem by Mgr. Fox
| Besides the sister and brother afore'