(July 3, 1936 - May 4, 2014) - Mater Christi High School

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(July 3, 1936 - May 4, 2014)

Brother Amian Paul Goodwin, FSC,

born Donald Goodwin on July 3, 1936

in New York City, a teacher at La Salle

Academy, died on Sunday, May 4, 2014

at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft, New

Jersey. He was the son of James and

Catherine (Quinn) Goodwin. He is

survived by his brother, James, his wife

Laura of Pennington, NJ and their Children: Jeanne Whalen, Laura-Marie

Goodwin and Lesley Goodwin. Brother Paul received the Religious Habit

and began his Novitiate at Barrytown, New York on May 14, 1954. He did

his undergraduate studies and received his B.A. degree, Summa Cum laude,

Phil Beta Kappa from the Catholic University of America in 1959. After

graduating, his first assignment was as a teacher at La Salle Academy in

Providence. After six years in Providence he went to Mater Christi High

School in Astoria, Queens, NY where he served as a teacher for one year,

Vice-Principal for one year and then Principal for three years. In 1970 he

was asked to serve as Vice-President for Education for the LINE Province. A

year later he went to teach at La Salle Military Academy in Oakdale, Long

Island, NY. From 1972 ¨C 74 he served as Principal and Vice-President at

La Salle Military Academy. During the Academic Year 1974-75 he was

Principal of his alma mater, Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in

Brooklyn, NY. In 1975 he returned to La Salle Military Academy where he

served for twenty years as a teacher, Prefect and Academic Dean; from 1993

¨C 95 he was Head of La Salle Prep. In 1995 he returned to La Salle Academy

in Providence as a teacher and served in that role until January, 2014 when

he became ill. Bro. Paul received his M.A. in English from the University of

R.I. He did graduate Studies at Fordham University, St. John¡¯s University

and Hofstra University.

Calling hours for Brother Paul will be at the La Salle Academy Brothers¡¯

Chapel on Friday, May 9, 2014 from 3:00 ¨C 8:00 pm. A Prayer service,

with time for sharing memories of Brother Paul, will be held from 7:00 -8:00

pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at

10:00 am at St. Pius V Church, 55 Elmhurst Avenue, Providence. Burial will

be at Christian Brothers¡¯ Center, Narragansett. Donations may be made to

the Brother Amian Paul Goodwin Scholarship fund at La Salle Academy.

6/24/2014 1:44 PM

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