Show TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH BANIGAN colorado catholic in the death of mr joseph banigan which occurred at his late home in providence not only the catholics of rhode island suffer buffer loss but the catholics of the wh whole 0 le country are made to mourn he w was as in truth an exceptional man and unfortunately there are not many of the same kind mr banigan had many interests in this part of the country his investments running into the millions the readers of the colorado catholic in colorado and utah who have known and met mr banagan in a business way will be interested ine rested in the following estimate of him from the providence visitor published at his late home in the death of mr joseph banigan the diocese of providence and in tact fact the catholic body in this country have lost one who was an admirable example ot of the christian philanthropist and the practical catholic mr banigan was EL a man of many millions and in recent years so rumor had it hla his fortune grew crew to vat vast proportions but the large interests he had in vart ous kinds of business did not distri him from the needs of the poor andt suffering for many years there was no mord S conspicuous citizen in the busine N world of this state he f prominence by his individual efforts and he was always 3 he began life in poverty and lie he er 1 tried to forget borget those days ba many an na our fellow citizens remember when he was a fellow work workman maji IL A 1 promising young man who redeemer rede emeA amply in later life the promise of MA bu youth H handicapped in a a hundred ways he won his bis way to wealth beyond alwa wildest wildcat dreams of his youth he be t came a master of the rubber trade hy all its branches he knew not only how the plant grew and where ht p grew he knew besides the intricate 1 J details of the complicated used in its manufacture hla his abb flits business capacity made hira him leaded of men while others were hura and hawing about incidentals h IM made straight for the heart of abw business enterprise and grasped in air a few moments the essentials of aay scheme no matter how involved ns was cautious and slow in delibe deliberations A but quick in action so quick indrea i n d that his competitors in business was gre eek often mystified and taken by surp by his movements w A self reliant successful man lk looked over his past and was of as much at a loss as anyone else ia 3 make out how his vast wealth carta to him reserved and reticent was averse to ostentation and aad re li ass courted publicity god had given hta great wealth he made no hesitation about giving it back generously lay te those causes and works which seem to him to be especially deserving ne assistance it would not be hard I 1 ta place which during his II 11 ll teS time he bestowed on various charltes charlt tS in this diocese and his private be beitel factions equalled equal led it is said his pub his help when he was their a aal aol employer fared well andlovec and gloved loved for hi he was not only an emp employer loyel bats one who took a lively interest in thel welfare elfare he was an exemplary mea ber of st josephs parish alwast al when he was at home he could found on sunday assisting at the I 1 mass the same modest devout rev reve estial catholic as he was in you I 1 for success had certainly not turn tum his head in his last illness he al clea ly recognized the end and found th his especial comfort in religion fiat V k during these weeks of anop ety he received the blessed and it was noticed that hla his ph physicals physical 1 condition improved on these days dam k he was a man of whom we im V gainly may feel proud his C hl ter r rather a ther than b bis I 1 s w wealth eal th relied belld admi admiration r tion what at the saw of him what men knew and aida we believe there was to be im knows b spoke a man upright keen atoma and above all animated by chri sentiments may god give him ral rest ard console the hearts those who mourn tor for him cert certain there will be many of gods poor alp over the country who will ote boffl ac prayer for the repose of his SOUL J |