Fr. John Charles Flannery, O.P., 81, passed away March 24, 2013. He was ordained on June 10, 1960 at St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco. He received his MD degree from Marquette University in 1966, and served as priest and medical missionary in Ocosingo, Mexico. Later he received his degree in psychiatry from the University of Michigan. Fr. Flannery served as part-time chaplain at San Quentin Prison, Visiting Professor of Psychiatry and Religion at the Graduate Theological Union, and Medical Director of Psychiatric Emergency Services for Maricopa County Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He ministered at the Newman Center at ASU and in parish ministry at St. Dominic Church in San Francisco. In 1985, he was elected Prior Provincial and served two terms. Afterward he served the Native American population at Whiteriver, Arizona. He retired from active ministry in 2011 and was living at St. Albert Priory until his death. Vigil services: Tuesday, April 2, 7:30 pm at St. Albert Priory, Oakland, CA. Mass of Christian Burial: Wednesday, April 3, 10:00 am at St. Albert Priory. Burial in St. Dominic Cemetery, Benicia, CA following Mass. (Source: ASU Foundation)