During this past summer Holy Trinity Seminary marked the passing of two of its previous rectors from this life into eternity. Rev. Msgr. Charles B. King, P.A., the second rector of Holy Trinity Seminary (1968-1969), died on June 1, 2011, after living with cancer for the past several years. Msgr. King was 79 years of age. He was born on November 5, 1931, in Wichita Falls, Texas, graduated from Georgetown University, and studied at the North American College before being ordained in December 1956 for the Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth. Besides serving first as the vice rector and then as the rector at Holy Trinity Seminary, Monsignor King served faithfully and happily as a pastor in many parishes throughout the Dioceses of Dallas and Fort Worth. He also was noted for his dedication to ecumenism and to inter-faith dialogue. During the past several years, he had remained a friend of Holy Trinity Seminary by, among other things, hosting a golf outing as one of the prize packages for the Seminary’s annual Welcome Dinner.
On September 4, 2011, Rev. Msgr. Charles W. Elmer, P.A. passed from this life into eternity while living in retirement in Houston, Texas. Monsignor Elmer was 88 years of age. Monsignor Elmer served as the fifth rector of Holy Trinity Seminary (1982-1988). He had also previously served as a spiritual director at Holy Trinity Seminary. Monsignor Elmer was born on May 19, 1923, in Aurora, Wisconsin. He served in the United States Army during World War II and achieved the rank of Colonel in the Army Reserve. After the War, he attended St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee and then the North American College in Rome. He was ordained for the Diocese of Marquette, Michigan, on December 20, 1952. He would subsequently transfer to the Diocese of Austin for health reasons. Besides serving at Holy Trinity Seminary, much of his priestly service was dedicated to the formation of seminarians and priests at such institutions as St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, and the Casa Santa Maria and North American College in Rome. A Vigil service will be held for Monsignor Elmer at 7:00 PM on September 8, 2011, at St. Mary’s Seminary Chapel in Houston, Texas. The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Seminary Chapel in Houston, Texas, at 11:00 AM on Friday, September 9, 2011.
Please join the alumni, faculty, staff, and seminarians of Holy Trinity Seminary in praying for the repose of the souls of these good priests and past rectors and for the consolation of their families and loved ones. Eternal rest, grant unto them, Oh Lord. Let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.




