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In the Fall of 1928, Catholic Central High School was founded in Detroit. The same year, four months earlier, Richard J. Elmer was born. On Thursday, November 4, 2021, Fr. Richard J. Elmer, CSB ‘46, dedicated Basilian priest and educational figurehead to countless generations of Catholic youth in the metro Detroit area, passed away at the age of 93.
FR. RICHARD J. ELMER, CSB ‘46 • WINTER 2022
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