Rev. William Prospero, S.J. (1965–2014), entered the Society of Jesus in 1987, was ordained a priest in 1998, and pronounced his final vows in 2007. He served at Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and the Sioux Spiritual Center, Plainview, South Dakota. Prospero worked in campus ministry at Marquette University from 2000 to 2006; was pastor at St. Mary’s University Parish, St. Pleasant, Michigan, from 2006 to 2012; and was spiritual director at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland, from 2012 to 2013.
