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About Help Contact login Rev Donald Roset SJ Title: Rev First Name: Donald Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Roset Order: SJ Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1904 Place of Birth: Waverley NSW Country of Birth: Australia Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 01-May-1974 Place of Death: Sydney NSW Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 1974 Place of Burial: Gore Hill NSW Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/300738415 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Roset, Donald Teacher and administrator, born Waverley, New South Wales, 7 June 1904; died Sydney, 1 May 1974, aged 69. Donald Roset was educated at CBC Waverley and Riverview, where he established a record for the mile race U17 at the GPS sports. He joined the Society, 12 February 1923, and after his novitiate at Greenwich went overseas, first to Rathfarnham, 1925-28, where he gained an honours BA degree. He studied philosophy at Jersey, after which he returned to Australia as third prefect at Riverview, 1930-34. Theology studies at Louvain followed, and tertianship was at Tronchiennes, 1939. He returned to St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, where he stayed until 1954, having completed a term as rector and prefect of studies. From there he went to Riverview until his death. He was prefect of studies from 1955-58. Roset was a small man but extremely energetic and hard working. He put himself entirely into everything he did, and worked hard at his studies. He had a great sense of duty, and a personality with a keen deadpan wit that could sometimes be taken as overseriousness or lack of humour. He once said in his deep rather unmusical voice, 'three of my community let me down last year, one of them left the Society and two of them died'. He did worry a lot, but was very kind and never bore a grudge. He taught French most of his life, and was considered a good teacher by his students. His advice as prefect of studies was wise and helpful. The last few months of his life, during which he suffered a stroke and complete inactivity, were particularly difficult for him. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Donald

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Roset

Order:

Date of Birth:

07-Jun-1904

Place of Birth:

Waverley NSW

Country of Birth:

Australia

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

01-May-1974

Place of Death:

Sydney NSW

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1974

Place of Burial:

Gore Hill NSW

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/300738415

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Roset, Donald

Teacher and administrator, born Waverley, New South Wales, 7 June 1904; died Sydney, 1 May 1974, aged 69.

Donald Roset was educated at CBC Waverley and Riverview, where he established a record for the mile race U17 at the GPS sports. He joined the Society, 12 February 1923, and after his novitiate at Greenwich went overseas, first to Rathfarnham, 1925-28, where he gained an honours BA degree.

He studied philosophy at Jersey, after which he returned to Australia as third prefect at Riverview, 1930-34. Theology studies at Louvain followed, and tertianship was at Tronchiennes, 1939. He returned to St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, where he stayed until 1954, having completed a term as rector and prefect of studies. From there he went to Riverview until his death. He was prefect of studies from 1955-58.

Roset was a small man but extremely energetic and hard working. He put himself entirely into everything he did, and worked hard at his studies. He had a great sense of duty, and a personality with a keen deadpan wit that could sometimes be taken as overseriousness or lack of humour. He once said in his deep rather unmusical voice, 'three of my community let me down last year, one of them left the Society and two of them died'. He did worry a lot, but was very kind and never bore a grudge.

He taught French most of his life, and was considered a good teacher by his students. His advice as prefect of studies was wise and helpful. The last few months of his life, during which he suffered a stroke and complete inactivity, were particularly difficult for him.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Donald Roset SJ

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