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Members of Council 6478 who have gone to rest.

Eternal Rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.  May their souls, and all the souls of the faithful departed; through the Mercy of God, Rest in Peace in company with Christ and may they rejoice in your Kingdom. 

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Rev. Elmer Carl Robnett

7/6/1923 - 3/28/1990

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Obituary For Rev. Elmer Carl Robnett

Father Robnett was a charter member of Council 6478. He was born in July, 1923 and served as Pastor at St. John Nepomuk parish from 1967 to 1975. He was well known for for his work in bringing Southeast Asians to the United States.

Robnett died in March, 1990 after a short illness. He was 66.

The priest had been assigned to St. Mary's Catholic Church in Guthrie for two years. Before that, he was assigned to Blessed Sacrament Parish in Lawton.

Father Robnett was in the Pacific Theater and was a paratrooper in the battle to retake the Philippines. Remarkably, he was afraid of heights! After seeing the agony of hungry and homeless children that he witnessed in this campaign, he was inspired to become a priest. This was also the impetus behind his now legendary assistance to refugees from Vietnam in which he helped 6,000 people while a pastor in Lawton. Robnett began helping refugees in 1975 in Lawton when a parishioner asked for his help in sponsoring a Vietnamese family.

Before his death, he helped more than 6,000 refugees in Oklahoma, said Sister Martha Mary McGaw.

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