Died at Alexian Village in Milwaukee on July 13, 2017, at age 83. Born to Louis and Helen (Kilinski) Gagnon on Dec. 27, 1933, in Philadelphia. Entered the Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians) in 1958 and was ordained on June 5, 1965. He was a high school teacher for four years in New Jersey and Indiana before moving into parish ministry in Texas, California, Nevada, Florida, and Tennessee. He was Director of Hispanic Ministry in the Nashville Diocese for 23 years. Retired to Alexian Village in 2015. Preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Barbara Bilge. Survived by his niece Filiz Roser of Herndon, VA, and her family, as well as his brothers and sisters in the Salvatorian Family.

Mass of Christian Burial Friday, July 28, 11am at The Chapel of Alexian Village, 9301 N. 76th St. Visitation Friday at the Chapel from 10am until time of Mass. Burial Friday, 3:00 pm at Salvatorian Cemetery in St. Nazianz, WI.