In Memoriam: Reverend John Hydar went back to God on November 19, 2019
Rev. John Hydar moved from Milwaukee to California at age six. He felt a deep calling to the priesthood at an early age and entered the Junior Seminary in the ninth grade. He was ordained in 1950 and was active in the priesthood until his departure in 1969. He married Roberta in 1971 and worked in vocational rehabilitation while earning a Masters of Rehabilitation Administration from USF in 1984. He resumed his ministry in the 1990’s, performing weddings and funerals. He was called forward to St. Anthony’s in 2010 along with Keith Forester.
Rev. Keith Forester
In Memoriam: Rev. Keith Forster was born and raised in Sacramento. He began his ministerial life right here as a student at St. Anthony’s Seminary, following in the footsteps of his father, who had come to St. Anthony’s in 1907. Keith was ordained a Franciscan priest in 1961. He left the ministry and married Nancy in 1971. He worked for the California Department of Rehabilitation as a rehabilitation counselor and, in 1984, moved to Santa Barbara where he was active at the Braille Institute teaching woodworking classes. He was called by the St. Anthony’s community in 2010 and resumed his priestly calling then. Keith passed away in 2018. We miss him very much.
