John E. Naus

[3] He entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Missouri on August 8, 1942.

He was ordained a Jesuit priest on June 16, 1955, at the Gesu Church on the Marquette University campus.

[6] Over his years at the university, he served in a variety of roles, including director of spiritual welfare, residence hall minister, associate professor of philosophy, faculty adviser to Alpha Sigma Nu and the Evans Scholars, assistant to the president, and chaplain to the Alumni Memorial Union.

For 28 years, he was known for preaching Tuesday night Mass at the St. Joan of Arc Chapel, where many students were regulars, regardless of temperature.

[7] He retired from Marquette in 2012, but continued to spend time at the university.