Brother Martin Spellman, FSC

We know that we have left death and come over into life; we know it because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love is still in death.  This is how we know what love is:  Christ gave his life for us.  We, too, then, ought to give our lives for our brothers!”

(1 John 3:14, 16)

Brother Martin Brother Martin Spellman, FSC, 89, died on June 12th, 2021 at Resurrection Hospital in Chicago IL. A De La Salle Christian Brother for 71 years, he was born Michael Spellman, to Anne and Michael Spellman. He is survived by his sister, Colette Bodenbender, many family members, and the De La Salle Christian Brothers. He is preceded in death by his parents, his sister Marguerite DeRango, and his brothers John and William. Memorials may be made to the Christian Brothers, 7650 S. County Line Road, Burr Ridge, IL 60527.

Assignments

DeLaSalle, Chicago, IL 1954–1958
CentralCatholic, Vincennes, IN 1958–1959
ColegioSanJose, Bluefield, Nicaragua 1959–1962
ColegioDeLaSalle, SantiagoChile 1/63–12/63
LiceoLaSalleChiquimula, Guatemala 1964–1967
ColegioDeLaSalle, Huehuetenango, Guatemala 1968–1980
Casalndigena, Huehuetenango, Guatemala 1973–1980
CIL, Rome, Italy 1980–1981
MaryknollMissionRenewal 1981–1982
Casalndigena, Huehuetenango, Guatemala 1982–1983 ResidenciaUniversitaria, GuatemalaCity, Guatemala 1983–1984 InstituteLaSalle, SanPedroSula, Honduras 1984–1985 EscuelaFeyAlegria, GuatemalaCity, Guatemala 1986–1988
Tri-DistrictResidency, Chicago, IL 1/89–8/89
DeLaSallePostulancy, Rongai, Kenya 11/89–9/90
EastAfricanDelegation, Nairobi, Kenya 1991–1993
Postulancy, Rongai, Kenya 5/94–9/94
Novitiate, Nairobi, Kenya 9/94–1/95
St. PaulSecondarySchool, Marsabit, Kenya 1995–1997
SIEL-CILSTAFF, Rome, Italy 1997–2001
Provincialate, CommunityChicago, IL 2001–2007
lnstitutiFilippin, PadernodelGrappa, Italy 2007–2008
ResurrectionCommunity-Dtr, Chicago, IL 2008–2021