Rev. John W. Bryson, S.M.
December 8, 1923 ~ May 17, 2011

John William Bryson was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on December 8, 1923, son of John and Leola [[Landry) Bryson. He was professed in the Society of Mary at the novitiate in Staten Island, New York on September 8, 1946 and ordained in Boston on July 25, 1953. In fifty years of active ministry, John ministered forty-five years as teacher, primarily at Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, Michigan and was legendary as the “disc jockey priest” for ND record hops. In 1983 he was honored by the city of Harper Woods for his contributions to the betterment of the city’s residents. John also served as the much valued personal assistant to Bishop Joseph Breitenbeck in his early years as bishop of the diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He returned to Massachusetts to spend his senior years at The Marist House in Framingham and Elizabeth Seton



Rev. John W. Bryson, s.m.
December 8, 1923-May 17, 2011