-41- • ■ HS7, AL*rjO»Stfc3 ROCHE * (deceased) Shis second priest eon of Philip Kooney raid Bllen «fcKanna wee bora in laaa. on October 6, 1391. Ee graduated from 3 i . «jnstan*a in 1911» and was sent to 3oae to corrolete hia theological course at the Collegium Srbsnua de Propaganda Fide* Ordained in the Stomal City in 1916* he was adopted 7jy tha Bishop of ifelona, fcbntana. Hia first aaaigna»at was ss teacher at 3t. Charles College (now Carroll Collage), ielena, of which ha whs vice-president from 1926 to 1932* Ee spent the years 1924-1925 end 1930-1931 at the Catholic University, Washington doing post-graduate work. In 1932» Father Rooney hccaiaa the first president of College of Great lolls, Montana , and super¬ intendent of Catholic education for the diocese, & i 3.941, he i ?os isatTed pastor of St, *fery*s Parish in liitte, where I» retaained until his death. 2e died an 5obruary 3, 1952, at St. JcaaoB I- ospital, lUtte, iif tor on illness of two days, iwo of ids brothers, BSoneigoos? Sugene iiooney and P.ev. Safcrick P.ooney, wore with hia when ba passed • awsy. . rather Hoonoy was aa energetic, brainy and progressive priest, and bad great success in his undertakings. Da 3s well remetabered, being quoted and talked about nwch, even ten years after Ma uatin©3y death. Be is buried in i ^utte.-' BS, H £7« J &&3 BOOBS* J ). ?, Efcneigaox' P.ooney, brother of the above, was born at Sena on flWgaat 23, 1393; i 'b first entered St. Buns tan* s in 1908 where ha 5^ Personal letter, Helena Chancery , February, 1962,