After eight years at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute (SJCI) in Buffalo, NY, Brother Tom Lackey has returned to De La Salle Collegiate.
The Class of 1965 alumnus is working with the DLS Campus Ministry team as well as attending various Advancement and Alumni events.
Brother Tom served as the DLS President from 2011 - 2015. He was a long-time faculty member and later Principal of the School before departing in 1994.
He chose to come “home” to DLS as his Brothers’ community in Buffalo was changing.
“I lived with one other Brother - Joe Wilkowski, DLS Class of 1970, and a priest,” Brother Tom said. “Joe decided to go to Florida to work with migrants, and our district policy is that Brothers must live in community with at least one other Brother.
“I’m just getting used to the school again,” Brother Tom said. “Things are totally different. There are a number of people in the building I don’t know, and I have never lived before with some of the Brothers in the house. It’s a big adjustment.”
Brother Tom says that what hasn’t changed is how respectful the kids are. “How they greet me just blows me away! They always say, ‘Hello, Brother Tom.’ “
“Brother Tom taught me sophomore year Asian Studies at the old De La Salle, and he and Mr. Szatkowski triggered my interest in history and I loved their classes,” stated Brother Ken Kalinowski, FSC ‘ 84. “I had the opportunity to serve as a Brother with Brother Tom in Buffalo in the 1990’s, which was a joy, and when I heard that he was looking for a new school community, I reached out to him and told him that he needed to come home! I am so glad that he has rejoined us at De La Salle - his alma mater!”
To contact Brother Tom, send an email to tlackey@delasallehs.com