to 6:30 p.m., at the McClellanGariepy Funeral Home, 19 East Broadway, Salem, NY. It was this same steady, unwavering faith and devotion which allowed him to accept God’s will in all things, even the cancer which overtook him so far from the land of his birth.įriends may call Friday, May 5, 2017, from 4 p.m. He was always heard to repeat “Deo gratias!” (“Thanks be to God!”) no matter what event, good or bad, overtook him. Gerard was known for his piety, simplicity and perpetual smile, based as they were on a rock-solid faith in Our Lord and His Church, and in Our Lady to whom he was especially devoted. In 2008, he was assigned to the SSPX District of Ireland with his twin, Rev. He was assigned again to the seminary, where he continued his work as cook, gardener and launderer for many years. Brother made his Perpetual Profession on 29 September 2000 at the Brothers’ Novitiate, at that time located in El Paso, TX. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Ridgefield, CT, and continued to do so when the seminary moved to Winona, MN, in 1988. Brother assisted the priests of the SSPX at St. In 1986, he took the habit of a Religious Brother and the name Gerard Francis in honor of St. Pius X, at that time located in Ridgefield, CT.

Raised a Roman Catholic, Brother began to attend the Traditional Latin Mass in Glenmont, NY, in 1977, and by 1985 had decided to enter the seminary of the Society of St. Gerard was raised in New Jersey and upstate New York, and graduated from South Glens Falls Senior High, in South Glens Falls, NY, in 1976. Marys, KS Steven of Melbourne, FL Jeffrey of Jackson, NY Thomas of Wilton, NY Jane of Cambridge, NY James of Jackson, NY and Joan of Vandelia, MO and several nieces and nephews.īr. David Nichols, SSPX, of Los Gatos, CA Wayne of St. He was 60 years old.īrother was born Dean Peter Nichols, 3 April, 1957, one of identical twins, to Earl William Nichols and Florence Margaret (Dominy) Nichols, who predeceased him. Brother was diagnosed just months ago with a malignant brain tumor which gradually paralyzed him and claimed his life. Gerard Francis, SSPX (in the world, Dean Peter Nichols), passed to his eternal reward at Blackrock Hospice in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday, April 24, 2017. Professed as a Religious Brother in the Society of St. Gerard Francis (Dean Peter) Nichols, SSPX He spoke fondly of Brother Gerard Francis, shared some memories, and closed with an exhortation for young men to continue the SSPX Brothers' Apostolate. David Nichols, SSPX, was interviewed in a previously-scheduled video shoot, just weeks before his brother's death.

Nichols speaks about his twin brother in the below video, as well as the SSPX Brothers' Apostolateįr.

North American Martyrs Chapel 100 Boulevard St, Mary's Academy in Kansas, and their family. Please pray for the repose of his soul as well as for his twin brother Fr. 'Oh God! command him to be taken up by the holy Angels, and to be borne to our home in paradise!' He was dear to everyone who knew him, and he will always be remembered by his contagious smile and peaceful demeanour. He spent the last years of his life providing vital support to the apostolate in Ireland. We ask of your prayers for our beloved Brother Gerard Francis (Nichols) who passed away peacefully the night of the 24th of April. Updated: Funeral Arrangements & Obituary Added. Our beloved 'Little Brother' departed this vale of tears at 8:00 pm Monday, April 24 in Ireland.

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