Crescentius Richard Duerr
Bro. Crescentius Richard F.S.C. | |
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| Born | Richard Henry Duerr 1922 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | June 18, 2005 |
| Occupation | De La Salle Brother |
| Title | President of De La Salle College |
| Term | 1961-1966 |
Brother Crescentius Richard, F.S.C., was an
Early life
He was born Richard Henry Duerr in 1922 in
In 1941,
Early career
Upon Duerr's graduation from the Catholic University of America, he began a career of teaching. He spent the first 12 years of that career in New York City and Washington, D.C., handling a variety of students, from fifth graders at Saint Mary's Parochial School in New York to the college students of the Manhattan College or La Salle College, teaching General Chemistry, Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis, College Mathematics, and the General Science, among others.
Assignment to the Philippines
In 1953 Duerr volunteered for mission service and was assigned to the Philippines, being first posted to
Presidency of De La Salle College
In 1961, Duerr was appointed President of De La Salle College. During his term, he was instrumental in accomplishing the College's post-
Return to the United States
In 1984, after his stint at La Salle Green Hills, Duerr chose to settle down to Lincroft, New Jersey. He was thus assigned to the Christian Brothers Provincialate in Lincroft in 1984 to De La Salle Hall in 1987 and to the Christian Brothers Academy in 1992. In 2001, he was again posted at De La Salle Hall, where he stayed until his death on June 18, 2005.