Born as Charles Albert in Winchendon, MA, one of eight children born to Elizabeth McGlinchey Pelletier (1877-1926) and Dr. Alfred Pelletier (1876-1955), who was a country doctor for more than 50 years. Young Albert played basketball and tennis in high school and college.
He graduated from Assumption Prep in 1924 and from Assumption College in 1932.
During his senior year, he decided to become a priest with the Augustinian Assumptionists and was ordained in Rome in 1937.
He received his Baccalaureate and Licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Angelicum Pontifical Institute and then a Master's Degree in Sociology from Boston College.
As an adult he was known as Father Joe and was associated with Assumption College. Father Joe served the College Born as Charles Albert in Winchendon, MA, one of eight children born to Elizabeth McGlinchey Pelletier (1877-1926) and Dr. Alfred Pelletier (1876-1955), who was a country doctor for more than 50 years. Young Albert played basketball and tennis in high school and college.
He graduated from Assumption Prep in 1924 and from Assumption College in 1932.
During his senior year, he decided to become a priest with the Augustinian Assumptionists and was ordained in Rome in 1937.
He received his Baccalaureate and Licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Angelicum Pontifical Institute and then a Master's Degree in Sociology from Boston College.
As an adult he was known as Father Joe and was associated with Assumption College. Father Joe served the College for 37 years in many capacities (1937-74), including professor of sociology and religion, athletic director, tennis coach, dean of students and director of development.
Fr. Joseph A. Pelletier, A.A., died in Worcester, MA, at the age of seventy four. He was internationally known as a Marian Scholar.
(Biographical Information gathered from obituaries, assumption website and dustjacket author biographies). ...more
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