Br. Roger Shondel, O.P. (1944-2022)

With a sad, yet hopeful heart, we announce that our brother Br. Roger Shondel, OP, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2022, in New Orleans, LA.

Br. Roger A. Shondel, OP, was born in East Chicago, IN, on June 1, 1944. Br. Roger entered the Dominican novitiate at the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, IL. in 1963 with the Province of St. Albert the Great. He professed Simple Vows at the Dominican House of Studies on August 5, 1964, and professed Solemn Vows at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Hammond, IN on August 5, 1970. He joined the Province of St. Martin de Porres when it was established in 1979.

Br. Roger earned degrees at
Triton Junior College, River Grove, IL, 1972, AA (Liberal Arts)
Rosary College in River Forest, IL, 1974, BA, (Sociology)
Loyola University, Chicago, IL, 1976, ME (Guidance Counseling)

After making profession, Br. Roger first served as a part-time Social Studies Teacher at St. Vincent Ferrer Grammar School in Chicago, IL, from 1970-1975. Moving to Dallas he served for the next seven years as the Guidance Counselor and Dean of Discipline, and also Instructor of American History, Theatre Arts, and Religion at Bishop Lynch High School. Br. Roger was then assigned to New Orleans where he would begin what would be his career for the rest of his life, Guidance Counselor at St. Mary’s Dominican High School. In his last year at Dominican High School, he served as the receptionist.

Br. Roger is preceded in death by his parents, Melvina Rosalee Balint and Stephan Shondel, and his siblings, Sally Jean Shondel, Sylvia Ann Kiger, and Steven Louis Shondel. He is survived by his sister, Joan Marie McLaughlin.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Dominic Catholic Church, 775 Harrison Avenue, New Orleans, LA, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at 11 AM. Visitation will begin at 10 AM. Interment at Dominican Friars Cemetery in Rosaryville, LA, will follow the Mass.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/StDominicnola