Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of Fr. David J. Stagaman, SJ, who died on August 9, 2015, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, Mich. He was 80 years old. May he rest in peace.

Dave was born on July 29, 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He entered the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus on August 8, 1953 at Milford, Ohio. He was ordained on June 9, 1966 at Bellarmine School of Theology in North Aurora, Ill., and professed final vows on February 2, 1976, at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. 

Dave graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati before entering the Society. As a Jesuit, he earned a bachelor's degree in Latin and English (1958) and a master's degree in philosophy (1967) from Loyola University Chicago. He earned a Licentiate in Philosophy from West Baden College in Indiana (1960), and a Licentiate Degree of Sacred Theology from Bellarmine School of Theology in North Aurora (1967). He earned a Ph.D. in theology from the Institut Catholique de Paris, in Paris, France (1975).

Dave spent most of his life working in higher education. During his regency he taught mathematics at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. After studies, Dave spent 30 years at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley (JSTB). At JSTB, he was an assistant (1972-1983) and an associate (1983-2002) professor of systematic theology, dean (1987-1996), acting rector during General Congregation 32 (December 1974 - March 1975), and acting president (1995-1996). 

After a sabbatical, Dave moved to Chicago, where he spent nine years at Loyola University Chicago. He was a professor of theology (2002-2011), chair of the Theology Department (2002-2006), rector (2004-2006), and academic dean for and acting director of the First Studies Program (2009-2011). In 2011, Dave moved to Colombiere Center in Clarkston, Mich, to care for his health.

VISITATION
Thursday, August 13, 2015 
3:00 - 7:00 p.m. 
Prayer Service 7:00 p.m. 
Colombiere Center 
9075 Big Lake Road 
Clarkston, MI 48346-1015  

FUNERAL
Friday, August 14, 2015 
10:30 a.m. 
Colombiere Center 
9075 Big Lake Road 
Clarkston, MI 48346-1015

BURIAL SERVICE
Immediately following the funeral