Dec2012_CENTURY CELEBRATION FOR Fr THOMAS CRUICE

Dayboro-born Redemptorist, Father Thomas Cruice, turned 100 on October 11 and celebrated the occasion with fellow priests, family and friends at a party held in the convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor at Randwick.

Fr Thomas’ nieces – Berenice Brewer, Rosemary Ingram and Joy Moric – attended the celebration and reported that it was beautiful to celebrate this special day with “our favourite uncle.  Uncle Tom has had a long and productive life.”
About Fr Thomas Cruice:
Born to Rudolphis and Ellen Cruice (nee Maher), of Brisbane, he was the youngest of a family of six comprising three brothers and 2 sisters.  He grew up on a Dayboro farm, attending the local primary school.
Fr Cruice was professed on February 2, 1934, and ordained by Bishop Edmond Gleeson at Ballarat on March 5, 1939.
Early on, he was prefect of students in BAllarat before going to the United States where he graduated from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.
He was first rector to the Redemptorist community at Kogarah.  Eventually his work with the Redemptorists took him through many parts of Asia and beyond.
On his retirement, Fr Cruice moved into Mount St Joseph’s Nursing Home, Randwick.  He is receiving great care by the sisters.  God bless him.
Joy Moric (nee Cruice)