Fr. David J Arthur
Fr. Arthur, C.S.C. is buried at the Holy Cross Community Cemetery in Easton, MA
Fr. David J Arthur, C.S.C.
August 6th, 1927 - March 24th, 2016
Fr. David was born on Aug. 6, 1927, in Pittsburgh, PA to David and Kathryn (Klein) Arthur, the eldest of three children. He attended twelve years of parochial school under the direction of the Sisters of Mercy, then received his bachelor's degree at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, IN, in 1950. As a Religious of the Congregation of Holy Cross, he made First Vows on Aug. 16, 1947, professing Final Vows on June 3, 1953, and he was ordained to the priesthood on June 5, 1954. After Ordination, Fr. Arthur was assigned to Stonehill College from 1954 to 1956. His primary areas of teaching were philosophy and mathematics but, in his early years, he also taught metaphysics, logic, rational psychology, and cosmology. From 1956 to 1957, he completed a MA in philosophy at Catholic University, and then taught at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA in the summer of 1957 before returning to Stonehill College from 1957 to 1965 to teach. As an administrator, he ran the evening division and the intramural program. He was also the director of the library from 1960 to 1965, the affirmative action officer, and an accomplished academic dean. From 1965 to 1966, Fr. Arthur studied at the University of Michigan and obtained a Ph.D. in college administration, and continued to remain in the Midwest as formation staff at Moreau Seminary, Notre Dame, IN, from 1971 to 1972, and chaplain at the Holy Cross Brothers' Center, Notre Dame, IN, from 1972 to 1973. In 1973, Fr. Arthur returned to Stonehill College in Easton, MA. As the College's first Director of Institutional Research, he marshaled the data essential to modern education. Fr. Arthur held that position until his retirement in 2000, and was also chaplain of Moreau Hall in North Easton, MA from 1974 to 1978. After his retirement from Stonehill, Fr. Arthur served as the archivist of the Congregation of Holy Cross Eastern Province Archives until 2012.
Biography sourced from Fr. Arthur's obituary and Stonehill College.