Bro. Konrad

On the Saturday of 8th, Bro. Konrad felt a bit weak and short of breath. By the afternoon, his situation deteriorated suddenly and very quickly. The Sisters at the Home for the Aged called Brothers at school that Bro. Konrad's condition was very poor. All Brothers went to the Home and prayed for Bro. Konrad. Bro. Andrew stayed overnight with him. In the next two days, Bro. Konrad's condition improved slightly and stably. In the early morning of 11th at 5:50am, the Sisters phoned again, saying Bro. Konrad's blood pressure dropped almost to zero. Bro. Andrew rushed over. At 7:15am, Bro. Konrad went back to the Lord's place.

Name in Chinese	孔納德
Date of Birth	19 May 1915
Place of Birth	Hemau, Bavaria, Germany
First Vows	15 August 1933 in Santa Maria, Italy
Language Centre	Grugliasco, Italy
Came to China	7 November 1934 St. Joseph’s, Hei Shan Hu, Beijing
Teaching	1935 St. Louis College, Tianjin
Perpetual Vows	15 August 1938 in Beijing
Teaching	1947-1952 St. Jeanne d’Arc school, Shanghai
Came to Hong Kong	10 July 1952 from Shanghai (St. Jeanne d’Arc)
Renewal course in Europe	1952-1953
Teacher in Pooi Sun College (a private school)	1953-1956
St. Francis Xavier’s College Kowloon	1956-1966
St. Francis Xavier’s School Tsuen Wan	1966-1994
Superior of the Marist Brothers in HK	1980-1997
Retired and stay at SFXC Kowloon	1994-2000
St. Joseph’s Home of the Aged	27 December 2000
Called home to the Lord	11 January 2005

Konrad the Great

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Obituary

Rev. Brother Provincial of the Marist Brothers
and the community of
St. Francis Xavier's College, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Deeply regret to inform you of the death of
Brother Konrad Bauer, F.M.S.

Who died on 11th January 2005 in the 90th year of his age
And the 72nd year of his religious profession.

Your pious suffrages are requested
for the eternal repose of his soul.

The Wake will be held on 16th January 2005 starting
from 6:00 pm and there will be a Mass at 8:00 pm in
Kowloon Funeral Parlour, 1A Maple Street, Shamshuipo, Kowloon.

On Monday, 17th January 2005 at 10:00 am
The Funeral Mass will be held in the same funeral parlour.
And the burial will follow
At Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Cemetery thereafter.

May we all offer our most pious suffrages, and may Bro. Konrad, one of the most beloved and respected Brothers of all times, rest in peace.

Lives of Instructions and Inspiration

Bro. Konrad's life of dedication to education was acclaimed on SCMP (Sept 30, 2004)

Brother Konrad Bauer believed the best education came from instilling lessons in a sound mind in a super-fit body. The German-born Marist Brother was a self-confessed football fanatic. He led his students from boys' schools in Tianjin, Shanghai and Hong Kong onto soccer pitches and taught them to play with skill, discipline and total commitment to success. The same principles applied in class. Born in Regensburg in Bavaria, he joined the Marist Order at 19 and was sent to China. His career started in Tianjin in 1934. "I taught the boys to kick straight and spell right," he used to joke. During the Japanese invasion, he and other Catholic teachers protected 5,000 people in a school compound. Sent to Shanghai in 1948, he came to Hong Kong in 1952. He became sports master at Foo Sun (Pooi Sun) College in Mongkok. In Tai Kok Tsui and Tsuen Wan, the school's walls held more than 1,000 sporting trophies. There was more to life than football, but he was convinced that sporting excellence helps instill academic discipline. In the 1960s, he was secretary, treasurer or acting president of the Hong Kong Teachers' Association, when it first flexed its muscles.

 

 

 

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