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Remembering Fr. Earl La Riviera
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  • Donate a Car, Boat, RV,
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  • Open Become a LaRiviere
  • Biographies, Testimonials
  • Chaplain and Friend
  • Articles/Memories
  • Chuck Street - First Day
  • John Talbot - Confessions
  • The House Style
  • Good News Surprise
  • First Latin Class
  • Sit Down and Shut Up
  • About La Riviere Society
  • Fr. Earl and Country Joe
  • The Torn Cassock
  • Amazing Priest
  • The Impact of Heavy Books
  • Family Remembrance
  • Blessed
  • A Canturbury Tale
  • Memory, My Son!
  • Making it Personal
  • The Briefcase
  • The Basics
  • The Riot
  • Candidate pics for statue
  • What an Arm!
  • Fr Earl La Riviere, Uncle
  • The father I never had
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  • 2022 LRS Scholars

About the LaRiviere Society

The Father LaRiviere Society brings together students, friends, and colleagues to commemorate and share the indelible mark made by a single teacher on young men at Aquinas High School in San Bernardino, California, from 1959 to 1969.


Father LaRiviere served as a catalyst to help his students grow and mature. His unique and singular style of teaching English and Latin included memorizing inspirational poetry and literature, while learning a broader vocabulary and the importance of speaking "loudly, clearly, and distinctly"! In this way, AHS students, who began as boys, grew into young men armed with the ability to think critically and to express themselves with confident voices.


Father LaRiviere, was a towering presence, who brought with him a piercing gaze and hearty laughter.  His individual attention became a force in students' lives. We look back on Fr. Earl with nostalgia and warmth. Many alumni have remembered him throughout their lives, because he influenced their values of Integrity, justice, and dignity.


Through the Society, we are sharing reflections, anecdotes, and memories about Fr. Earl and our time at Aquinas. We honor his contributions to our lives, which we'll hopefully pass on to the next generation of "gentlemen, scholars, and saints."

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