Early in life he met with a severe accident and often his life was despaired of. But God had designs on him and he made a complete recovery although he was a little later than usual starting school. His father was not a robust man and as there was plenty of work to be done and many to care for, Joseph decided that he would quit school and help on the farm. So he put his books aside for farm labour. But God still had plans for him and after three years from school and working at farm work he expressed a wish to his father and mother that he would like to go back to school but did not mention his reason for such a desire. He entered St. Dunstan’s College in 1920 and graduated in 1927 and then made known to his parents his desire to become a priest. Accordingly, in the fall of 1927 he entered St. Augustine’s Seminary, Toronto, under the rectorship of Rev. Joseph Anthony O’Sullivan, who later became Bishop of Charlotte- town and ordained “his boys” Joseph and Wilfred Dunphy on May 31, 1931, at St. Joachim’s Church, Vernon River, where they offered their first masses.

Called to the Diocese of Regina under Archbishop, later Cardinal, McGuigan, a native of Prince Edward Island, he was placed in charge of Kindersby, Sask. with its missions of Marengo, Eston and Plato.

In 1952 he was transferred to Woodsworth, Caryle Reserve, Wawato and Main. When at Kindesley and attendant Missions during the mid winter when the temperature dropped to minus 40 degrees and below, fires had to be kept constantly burning to keep from freezing to death. The wood haul of poplar was about 25 miles north and Fr. Walsh joined his neighbours in cutting the wood and hauling it home.

During the winter and bad roads his means of transportation was horse and saddle. His next transfer had Indian Missions of Carlyle Reserve. Wawato and Main. His next move was to Holy Rosary Church, Regina to assume a large debt. This was tackled with his usual courage and zeal, and before 1952 at the time of his passing he had the debt cleared.

. He went to Stoney Creek, Alberta to visit a friend from Vernon River, P.E.I. and after he said Mass on Sunday. April 19th he was sud-

denly stricken and taken to a hospital. He passed away April 23, 1952 scarcely two weeks from his fiftieth birthday.

Closed eyes cannot see the red roses. Cold hands cannot hold them you know. Breath that is stilled cannot gather

The odors that sweet from them flow.

Death, with a peace beyond dreaming

Its children on earth doth endow,

Life is the time we should praise them,

So give them the flowers now. Hodges

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