Ronald Bartusiak

Brother Ronald Bartusiak, FSC, died Sunday January 30, 2022. He is preceded in death by his parents, Pete and Martha Bartusiak.  He is survived by his sisters Carolyn Montgomery and her Husband, Harry Montgomery, his sister Betty Goodman and seven nieces and nephews. He was born in Denver Colorado to Pete Bartusiak and Martha Gregroski. He lived with his family in Littleton, Colorado where he attended St. Mary’s grade school and graduated from the  8th grade in 1952.  He graduated from Mullen High School in May of 1958.  In June of 1958 he entered the Novitiate of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Lafayette, La.  He attended St. Michael’s College in 1959. In 1960 he went to Winona, Minnesota, and joined the scholasticate there in the Working Brothers Program for one year. In January 1961 he returned to Santa Fe and St. Michael’s College in the Scholasticate to continue in basic studies and religion studies and to work in the college maintenance department in the afternoons. When his group graduated from the college, he was assigned to the College Faculty Community and started working in the maintenance department. He worked in the building maintenance with plumbing, carpentry, welding, etc.  He was very talented in a number of areas. In 1965 he started in the motor pool department and took over the responsibility for the locks and keys.   Brother Ron has seen the St. Michael’s campus change the name to the College of Santa Fe, and when the college closed in May 2019 it became The Santa Fe University of Art and Design. Later he retired to the Brothers residence of St. Michael’s High School where he continued in maintenance work until his death. He was a very generous and devout Brother. His talents are sorely missed. Funeral services will be a private service at the Brothers’ chapel on Wednesday, February 9 and burial will be at Rosario Cemetery.