The members of the Board,
Management and Staff of Food For the Poor Jamaica, mourn the passing of Archbishop
Lawrence A Burke, SJ, Archbishop Emeritus of Kingstonand Director of Food For The Poor Inc. We express condolences to his family, ministerial colleagues and the entire Roman Catholic
community.
Archbishop Burke grew up in humble circumstances and through hard work,
discipline and a commitment to education, he rose to the highest office of the Roman
Catholic Churchboth
in the Bahamas and in his
homeland Jamaica.
It is no wonder that he had a genuine love for the poor and committed his life
to pursuing social justice on their behalf. This was the spirit in which he
served Food For the Poor as a director for many years.
We will also remember him for his
sterling contribution to education in Jamaica
as he taught and ultimately served as head
master of St. George’sCollege. There he influenced the lives of young men, many of
whom today as adults are themselves making meaningful contributions to the
growth and development of our beloved country.
In paying tribute to him, Robin
Mahfood, President of FFP Inc said “Archbishop Larry Burke
was a true gentleman, a great Jesuit, a tremendous man and a honourable
priest. He was a servant of God and he had a great love for the poor. He
was a man after my own heart. We are thankful to God for his life and for
giving us this humble man to be in our lives”.
Father Burchell McPherson
Chairman
Food For the Poor, Jamaica
Food For The Poor, the largest
international relief and development organization in the United States, does much more than feed millions
of hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin
America. This interdenominational Christian agency provides
emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials,
homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise
development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going
directly to programs that help the poor.
For more information please visit,
http://www.foodforthepoor.org.
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