The following e-mail landed in my in-box late this afternoon: <\/p>\n
\nBishop Nicholas DiMarzio regrets to inform you of the death of Deacon Charles A. Postler.<\/p>\n
Deacon Postler died on Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Calvary Hospital.<\/p>\n
He was the first Permanent Deacon ordained for the Diocese of Brooklyn on June 9, 1973 and served at the Parish of St. Patrick, in Brooklyn. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him… <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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