Br. Luke Azarias

William Joseph Herbert was born the son of Michael and Mary Duggy Herbert on November 9, 1910, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended De La Salle High School and entered the Juniorate on June 1, 1929, at Glencoe, Missouri, and graduated to the Novitiate on June 15, 1930, where he received the habit and religious name of Brother Luke Azarias on August 30, 1930. During his lifetime he earned four degrees: A.B. at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, in 1934; B.S. in Library Science at Catholic University of American in Washington, D.C., in 1939; M.S. in Library Science from Rosary College in Illinois in 1954; and a M.A. in Religious Studies at St. Mary's College in Winona, Minnesota, in 1973. He was a faculty member for forty-three years at St. Mary's College in Winona of which he was an associate librarian of the Fitzgerald Library, a building which he helped design and supervise construction for the campus. As Librarian and instructor in religion and a noted musician, he served at St. Mary's from 1935 until his death in 1978 at age sixty-eight, having been a De la Salle Christian Brother for forty-nine years.
Honor a Brothers’ Legacy and support the Lasallian Mission today
Remember the Brothers who dedicated their lives to serving in our schools, educating the youth, and stewarding the Lasallian Mission for over 300 years. A gift in remembrance honors their vocation and gives the ultimate gift to today’s students.
