Fr. Edgar Graham S.J.

On February 1, 2015, at Manresa Hall, Marion Station, PA; Rev. Edgar Graham, S.J., beloved son of the late Edgar Baker Graham and Maria Reith Graham; dear uncle of Miriam Wieners and her family and Donna Thompson and her family. Also survived by the Jesuit Community of the Maryland Province. Fr. Edgar Graham, S.J., was born in Baltimore MD on January 14, 1923, the son of Edgar Baker Graham and Maria E. Keith. He was baptized into the Catholic faith. in Holy Cross Church there, and graduated from Loycla High School, Towson MD 1941. He spent the next year at Loyola College. and entered the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) on July 30th 1942 at St. Isaac Jogues Novitiate 1n Wernersville PA, to make his first ascetjcal and literary studies from 1942 to 1945. Woodstock College MD confened on him an A.B. degree on compJetioi~ of his philosophy program there in 1948 Fr. Graham was one of the first Maryland Province Jesuits assigned to the new mission in Janishedpur, India, where he taught mathematics and ethics in Loyola School from 1948 to 1951. even as he himself was a student of the Hindi language there. In 1951 he was assigned to De Nobili College, Poona, India, for his theological studies. Fr. Graham was ordained to the Catholic priesthood by Archbishop Andrew D’Souza on March 24th, 1954. He completed his studies in spirituality and ascetical theology at the Jesuit House at St. Stanislaus Chm’ch, Sitagharha, India in 1957, and made solemn profession in the Society at St. Maiy’s Church, Jarnsbedpur, India, on August 15, 1977. Fr. Graham’s first pricstiy assigiunent was to return to Jamsbedpur’s Loyola School in 1955 as Labn teacher for the year, and then to St Xavier School, Chaibasa. India as English teacher and minister of the Jesuit community from 1957 to 1959. He was then appointed as assistant dean for De Nobili School, Jeaigora, India for the years 1959-1961, Jamshedpur’s Loyola School welcomed him back in 1961 for a twenty year ministry (1961-1981) as a mathematics and science teacher, and also as minister to the Jesuit community from 1979 to 1981. Fr. Graham functioned as treasurer, of the Jamshedpur Vice-Province from 1981 to 1985, and on his return to the United States in 1985 became assistant business office manager for Loyola College. Balumore MD, for the next two years. The Jesuit Community at Loyola College knew him as House Treasurer for over two decades (1987-2008) even as he ministered as assistant chaplain at Baltimore’s Good Samaritan Hospital (1987-1995), Health problems prompted Fr. Graham’s 2008 move to the Manresa Hall care facilities at the Loyola Center Jesuit Community in Marion Station PA, where he continued his prayerful support for the Church. his brother Jesuits, especially his Jamshedpur colleagues there with him, and for all who sought his help, until his life ended on February 1. 2015.

Fr. Edgar Graham S.J.

January 14, 1923 - February 1, 2015