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Henry’s Random Thoughts
Photos
Below are photos from
throughout the bishop’s life. All photos courtesy of the Grimmelsman family.
First Communion: The photo
below was taken in the late 19th century to celebrate First Holy
Communion, a major rite of passage in a Catholic life. Even when I had mine in
the early 80s, formal dress was expected (although the style had changed a bit
by then).
Family: To the left is the
bishop’s father, G H Grimmelsman, an employee of the Central Trust Bank. To the
right is the whole family, sometime after the passing of his mother, Frances.
Below are four photos of
Henry as a young priest. The middle left one was taken in Innsbruck, Austria,
when he was finishing up his doctorate in the mid-1920’s. I’m not sure who the
priest on the left is in the photo on the far right.
Below is a photo of Bishop
Grimmelsman on the left with two other bishops. The one in the center is Bishop
Bennett of Lafayette, Indiana. I’m not sure who the one on the left is.
Here is a picture of the
five siblings that chose the religious life. Two of the nuns worked at the
College of Mt. St. Joseph and one worked at Good Samaritan Hospital. The other
priest is Father John A. Grimmelsman, who was the pastor of St. Dominic’s
church. Bishop Grimmelsman was the only sibling to work outside the Cincinnati
area.
Christmas Card: The
Christmas card is from 1971, the bishop’s last Christmas here on Earth. The nun
pictured is likely Sister Theophane, his longtime housekeeper. I’m not sure who
the children are.
This was the front cover of
his funeral program in 1972.
