Whatever Happened To... Brother Joe Reed
Religion, Math & Science Teacher 1991-2002 Alumni at De La Salle during the 1990’s and early 2000’s got to know Brother Joe Reed, a regular fixture at nearly every school athletic event and extracurricular activity. He has fond memories of De La Salle: Lasallian Youth summer assemblies, Focus:Hope service work, “punning” with Mike Jolly, working with the Dads’ Club on renovations, and working with the Moms at the CBA Christmas Craft Show. However, Br. Joe recognized that all good things come to an end. “I didn’t want to get stuck in a rut, so it seemed time to move.” Br. Joe is currently at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute (SJCI), or St. Joe’s, in Buffalo, NY. There he teaches sophomore Religion, but has also taught Math. Before going to SJCI, he had brief stops at CBA Albany and CBA Syracuse. Although many of the Brothers of the Christian Schools attended Catholic high schools, many conducted by the Brothers, Br. Joe attended a public high school in his home town of DeWitt, Michigan, north of Lansing. In college, at Michigan Tech, one of his roommates was Dan Mason, DLS ‘78. Dan was in the Christian Brothers’ contact program for college students with an interest in the Brothers, and was regularly visited by Brother Tim Tarmey and Brother Louis Ruch. Br. Joe says, “Because family was and is a big part of my life, the community aspect of the Brothers was important to me. But more so, I became a Brother because I saw that these were good men doing good things for others.” After graduating from Michigan Tech with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Br. Joe taught at St. Joe’s Buffalo before joining the Brothers. He also earned a Master’s degree in Religious Education at Fordham University, located in the Bronx, NY. Br. Joe does get back to Michigan on school breaks, and visits with his mother who now lives in Lansing. To get in touch with Br. Joe, email him at SJCI at jreed@sjci.com
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