Remembering Le Moyne’s Fr. Daniel Mulhauser, S.J.

Father Daniel J. Mulhauser, S.J., an iconic presence through the years at Le Moyne College, has died at the age of 96. He passed away May 7 at Murray-Weigel Hall at Fordham University.

A Syracuse native, Fr. Dan grew up in the city’s West End. An Eagle Scout and U.S. Army veteran, Father earned a bachelor’s degree from Regis College in Colorado and a master’s degree in philosophy from St. Louis University. He then entered the seminary and was ordained a priest in the Society of Jesus  in June 1960 at Fordham University.

He first came to Le Moyne College — 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. He returned to Le Moyne in 2002 and spent 20 years in Advancement, where his work as chaplain of the alumni allowed him to reconnect with many students from the ’60s and ’70s.