William James McGarry

1894–1941 (age 47)

Biography

Father William James McGarry, S.J., served as a Jesuit scholar and educator, guiding students through both intellectual rigor and spiritual formation as he led institutions like Boston College.

He combined pastoral care with theological insight, cheering on young men and women as they discerned vocations and always pointing them toward service in the wider world; he now rests at Jesuit Cemetery.

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