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A pair of strokes have ended the football chaplaincy of Father James L. Riehle, CSC, '49 after more than a quarter of a century with the team. Father Riehle is still sharp mentally but now has difficulty getting around. He uses a cane.

The chaplaincy is being shared this year by two priests. Father Bill Seetch, CSC, '74, '78M.Th., the order's religious superior and the football team's interim chaplain last year, will take the road games. Father Paul Doyle, CSC, '65, '75M.Th., rector of Dillon Hall, will be chaplain for home games.

(October 2002)

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