Legacy Project
Article by Archivist Br. Lawrence Stewart

March 5th

Brother Remigius (Hubert) Bullinger, C.S.C.

Remigius was born in Jackson, MI, attended schools there and studied at Sacred Heart College in Watertown, WI. After completing his novitiate year in 1932, he studied at Notre Dame earning his degree in 1936. His first assignment was to Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne, IN, then to Holy Trinity High School in Chicago, IL. In 1938 he served on the faculty at the Holy Cross High School in New Orleans for 5 years. He did graduate studies in English at the University of Wisconsin and in 1944 became assistant principal of Catholic Central High School in Monroe, MI for 7 years. He taught at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, CA, and then became assistant principal for 4 years at Cathedral in Indianapolis, IN. In 1958 he returned to Monroe, MI as principal for 3 years. In 1961 he was named headmaster of Sacred Heart Military Academy in Watertown, WI for 6 years and then served as assistant headmaster of Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, OH for 5 years. He served as principal of an elementary school in Merrilville, IN and then joined the faculty of Gabriel Richard High School in Riverview, MI for 6 years. In 1984 he served on the staff at St. Aloysius Parish in Detroit. He retired in 1991 to the community's Casa Santa Cruz in Phoenix, AZ until poor health brought him to Notre Dame in 2000. Remigius was a witty and gifted teacher of English. His poetic skills were legendary with the many encomiums composed on deceased confreres, feasts of the community and the liturgical year. They were much appreciated as was his incomparable, unfailing and impish sense of humor.