Dan Mulhauser S.J., alumni chaplain emeritus at Le Moyne, was among those who participated in
Honor Flight Syracuse (HFS), which took place on Saturday, April 28. Father Mulhauser, a World War II veteran, was part of HFS Mission #11, which made the round trip from Syracuse to Washington, D.C. Also on board were several Le Moyne nursing students, who
have been part of HFS since it began. (From left in photo, Alissa Robinson '18, Rob Schoeneck, CEO Of Destiny USA, Father Mulhauser, Kara Keyes, nursing professor of practice, and Sara Yale '18.)
Helping with the cause were Washington, D.C. alumni chapters from Le Moyne College and Fordham University. As part of Jesuit Alumni Service Day, about 20 alumni (including several from Loyola Maryland and Marquette) greeted veterans during an honor flight ceremony at Reagan National Airport. This is the third time that the Fordham and Le Moyne D.C. chapters have collaborated on a service project together and they’ve also also participated in Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery for the past two years.
A Syracuse native, Father Dan served in the Army from 1944 to 1946. Jesuit educated, he received his bachelor's in philosophy from Regis University in 1949 and a master's in philosophy from St. Louis University in 1951, the same year he entered the Society of Jesus. He first came to the Heights in 1962, serving as an instructor of theology and chaplain until 1968. After spending two years in Chicago completing his doctor of ministry degree, he returned, serving as a chaplain from 1970 until he left Le Moyne in 1974. Over the next 28 years, Father Dan undertook a number of international assignments, including more than 15 years working in Guam in several capacities. In 2002, he came back to Le Moyne, and has spent the past 15 years working in Institutional Advancement, where his work as chaplain of the alumni has allowed him to reconnect with many students from the '60s and '70s. His calm, quiet and thoughtful demeanor belies a side of him that skied competitively well into his 80s.