1968 - A Tribute to Brother Clem Wehe

 From a former student: "Clem, I remember that you were the only one who knew how to make a hamburger taste so good on Track Day.  We even called them 'Clem Burgers.'  And thank you also for making all those study hall desks.  You told me one time recently that they were shipped to the sem in pieces, and that you had to put them all together! (I know that I have difficulty putting together a small entertainment center, and I could never make 200!!!)  I know that you made them with a lot of heart and probably a little cussing!  You were carpenter, electrician, plumber, friend, helper, counselor and the quintessential laundry man!  You faithfully ran those washers and dryers for so many years during those magical years of our lives.  I am sure that you were tired every Wednesday after a whole day in that tiny room.  You also had the first "digital" clock that I remember seeing.  It sat on the window sill of your shop, and it was "strange" to see back in '63.  When you and I met again at the big "garage sale" that the sem had in 2004, you told me that you found and bought the "keys to the liquor cabinet" that was in the cloister rec room.  You also bought the keys to all our hearts so many years ago.  If I end up having one tenth the fun, love, and joy in my life that you have had in yours, I'll be a happy man.  You have indeed lived a full life and you have touched many, many lives!
I've never known anyone who has had a more positive influence on so many people as you Clem Wehe. What a guy!! What a gift to the planet!!" (Written in 2009 after Clem's passing,  by a Class of '68 grad.)