"I Deliver Justice!" Canisius High School Jesuit Fr. John Strum's Message To Tim Russert

The person who became most important to me at Canisius High School was Father John Sturm, the Prefect of Discipline. He was a former Golden Gloves boxer who entered the Jesuits, and he was tough. He would focus on the few kids who came from the south side of the city--there was only a handful of us from South Buffalo.

Once when I got in trouble I said, "Father don't you have any mercy?" He grabbed me and replied, "Russert, mercy's for God. I deliver justice."

I remember it like it was yesterday. Although I knew how to write, how to report, how to observe, I learned that unless one has discipline, all of it can be lost, and Father Sturm taught me discipline.

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From the Canisius High School website.

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Requiescat in Pace, Timothy J. Russert, Class of 1968
Tim Russert (CHS '68) Tim Russert ’68 died suddenly of a reported heart attack this afternoon, Friday, June 13, 2008. The thoughts and prayers of the entire Canisius High School community are with Tim’s wife Maureen, his son, Luke, his father, Big Russ, his sisters and all members of the Russert Family. An articulate and astute son and citizen of Buffalo, New York, Tim eloquently described and defined growing up here in the 1960s.

He stayed close and loyal to his roots always.Tim uniquely represented the Jesuit ideals instilled in the Canisius student. His honesty and integrity earned him the unqualified respect of his colleagues and our nation. Tim embodied the qualities of the son, brother, husband, father, and uncle that made him the extraordinary human being and Catholic that he was.

A faithful, loyal, committed and generous man, Mr. Russert was unquestionably our most accomplished and conspicuous alumnus in 138 years. May the Angels lead him into paradise; may the martyrs come to welcome him, and take him to the new and holy city, the new and eternal Jerusalem.

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