Gerald H. Pashby
November 21, 2005

In your prayers, please remember the soul of Mr. Gerald Pashby, who died on Monday, November 21, 2005. Mr. Pashby served McQuaid Jesuit for 38 years as school psychologist. Obituary, wake and funeral information is as follows:

Pashby, Gerald H. “Gerry”, Monday, Nov. 21, 2005 at age 80, after a brief illness. Survived by his brother James E. Pashby, of Swampscott, MA; his nieces and nephews, Christine A. Keffeler, Robert M. Keffeler, and Steven J. Keffeler, all of Greater Houston, TX, Peggy Kain of Birmingham, AL, Christopher Pashby and Janet Ellen St. Lawrence, both of Maryland, and Karen L. Pincheck of Detroit; his great nieces and great nephews, Aaron Keffeler, Christa Keffeler, Jenna Keffeler, and Nicole Keffeler, all of Greater Houston, TX. Also survived by many friends including Fr. John Carriero, S.J., McQuaid Jesuit, and Dr. Al Sullivan, former director of DePaul Clinic in Rochester. Gerry was a graduate of Boston College and received his Master’s Degree from Boston College School of Social Work. He retired from the DePaul Clinic after 33 years, and was a school social worker at several local high schools, including McQuaid Jesuit, Aquinas, and Bishop Kearney. Friends may call Friday, 4 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home of Alvah Halloran & Son, 2125 Chili Ave. Funeral Mass, Saturday, 9:30 a.m. at St. Pius the Tenth Church, 3000 Chili Ave. Interment will be at the convenience of the family, In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to McQuaid Jesuit High School, 1800 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, N.Y. 14618.

From McQuaid Jesuit Principal Bill Hobbs

This morning, a very beloved and long serving member of the McQuaid Jesuit school family passed away. Mr. Gerry Pashby, who has served McQuaid Jesuit since 1968, returned home to his Heavenly Father after several weeks in the hospital.

To quote the Phoenix, the history of the first 25 years of McQuaid Jesuit’s history, “In the eyes of many, Jerry is the most prodigious of McQuaid’s unsung assets. Eye has not seen nor ear heard how many young men in trouble have been referred by teachers to Jerry, wisely knowing that they have come upon a problem too complex for a well intentioned amateur to handle, and completely confident that the boy is now in the hand of a competent and utterly compassionate professional.”