I was sent to St. Albert – like many Irish families – because of the Irish Nuns. The Sisters went to school in Ireland with my mom, so when I did anything wrong (which was daily), mom found out before I got home. Thank God for the nuns, at least I made it into construction which is one step from prison. This was true for the Murray’s, the McCarthy’s, the Moore’s, and the Moylan’s. I am sure there are more but many went there for the Irish nuns.
Pat McCarthy
As for our family it was really uncertain getting into St. Albert’s. We were new to the U.S. My parents fought to get us in. When I look back at the class load I think we were lucky to get in. The first two years was public school for me.
Mike Borg
My father Richard Perkins was a two-time veteran in World War II when he was 17, and in the Korean war as a special forces army ranger. He met my, mother Helen, who was living on Hartwell street off Warren in Detroit, and when they got married they moved to Pennie street by St John’s. My mother was a devout Catholic and went to church with my older sisters and then she got pregnant again with me! They only had a two bedroom house at the time so they moved right across the street from St. Albert’s into a three bedroom house with a basement. When I was around six or seven years old my father got baptized as a Catholic at St. Albert’s by Msgr. Weier! My Dad went to church with my Mom (who was head of the seniors) until the day they died. My Mom passed in 2012 and my Dad passed in October 2019 at 92. I will always be thankful that they gave my other three siblings and myself the greatest education possible at St. Albert! Somehow I’m glad they didn’t see the closing of St. Albert the Great!
Danny Perkins
