Reverend Eugene G. Cusick, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Bede the Venerable Parish, Holland, died at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Darby, on Sunday, May 20, 2012.

Father Cusick was born on September 22, 1936, in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. He is the son of the late Joseph P. Cusick and the late Alice L. Gordon. Father Cusick attended Pennypacker Public School, Philadelphia, Saint Athanasius Parochial School, Philadelphia, and Northeast Catholic High School, Philadelphia, before entering Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Father Cusick was ordained on May 16, 1964, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, by Most Reverend John J. Krol. Father Cusick served as Parochial Vicar at Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Springfield, and Saint Helena Parish, Center Square. He also served on the Faculty at Cardinal O'Hara High School, Springfield, and as Principal at Bishop Shanahan High School, Downingtown. In 1993, Father Cusick was appointed Pastor at Saint Bede the Venerable Parish, Holland, and was named Pastor Emeritus in 2005.

The Reception of the Body will be held at Saint Bede the Venerable Church, Holland, on Friday, May 25, 2012, at 4:00 PM, followed by a viewing. A parish Mass will be celebrated at 7:00 PM. Most Reverend Michael J. Fitzgerald will celebrate a Funeral Mass for Father Cusick at Saint Bede the Venerable Church, on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at 11:00 AM. A viewing will begin at 9:00 AM. Concelebrating the Funeral Mass will be Reverend Monsignor Philip J. Cribben, Reverend Thomas J. Furey, Reverend Leonard A. Lewandowski, Reverend Monsignor John C. Marine, and Reverend Gary T. Pacitti. Monsignor Cribben will be the homilist.

Father Cusick is survived by his sister, Mary C. (Robert) Boland, his brothers, Joseph P. (Sheila), Thomas J. (Ann Marie), and Gerald J. (Marie), and many nieces and nephews. Internment will be Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Philadelphia.

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