Archbishop O'Hara High School's 9 Principals

PRINCIPALS OF ARCHBISHOP O’HARA HIGH SCHOOL KC MO


Who were the Principals
at Archbishop O'Hara High School
in Kansas City, Missouri?

Over the years 1965 through 2016 the
following served as Principals:

Brother Bernard LoCoco
Brother Richard Geimer
Brother Timothy McNary
Brother Norbert Roseberry
Stuart Bintner
Walter Bowman
James Redd
John O’Connor
Jane Schaffer

RIP Stu Bintner

Stu Bintner, formerly the principal of Archbishop O'Hara High School in Kansas City for 15 years, died after an accident on the road Sunday June 3, 2018, in De Soto, Missouri.

Stuart Bintner's friends say he rode his bicycle every day rain or shine. The Johnson County Sheriff's Department said they are investigating, but a car wasn't involved in the accident. His friends said it was just a horrible accident, and they will always miss the man who made them laugh

Stuart John Bintner was born on February 27, 1942 in Carroll, Iowa and died on June 3, 2018 doing what he loved doing: bicycling. Stuart was the oldest son of Anthony William Bintner and Margaret Anne (Stuart) Bintner. He graduated from Exira High School, Exira, Iowa in 1960 and from Northwest Missouri State College (now University) in Maryville, MO in May 1964. He would go on to earned a Master’s Degree from the University of Missouri Kansas City as well as Education Specialist Degrees and a Doctor of Education degrees from Drake University. Stuart taught high school in Maysville, Missouri and Urbandale, Iowa before moving into administration as an assistant principal at Wahlert High School in Dubuque, Iowa.

He relocated to Kansas City where he become principal at O’Hara School in Kansas City and later moved to St Joseph Elementary School in Shawnee, Kansas before retiring. Although retired he continued to do volunteer work instructing students at St Joseph.

Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife, Catherine Hildebrand Bintner, a niece, Laura Bintner. He is survived by two brothers: Patrick Bintner and wife Alice of Burkburnett, TX and Robert Bintner and wife Connie of Lee’s Summit, MO and two nephews: Scott Bintner and wife Lisa Murray or Roselle, NJ and Eric Bintner and wife Samantha Bassler of Brooklyn, NY.

Eulogy and visitation was at 5:00 to 7:00 PM Monday, June 11th at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 2 E 75th St, Kansas City, MO with Mass for the Christian Burial at the Church at 11:30 AM Tuesday, June 12th. Graveside services were held in Exira, Iowa.

Lasallian Institutions

Lasallian educational institutions are educational institutions affiliated with the De La Salle Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by French Priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, who was canonized in 1900 and proclaimed by the Vatican in 1950 as patron saint of all teachers. In regard to their educational activities the Brothers have since 1680 also called themselves "Brothers of the Christian Schools", associated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools; they are often referred to by themselves and others by the shorter term "Christian Brothers", a name also applied to the unrelated Congregation of Christian Brothers or Irish Christian Brothers, also providers of education, which commonly causes confusion.

The De La Salle Brothers teach over 900,000 students in 82 countries.

Lasallian educational institutions come to prayer with:

"Let us remember that we are in the holy presence of God".

"I will continue O my God to do all my actions for love of you".

They close prayer with the response:

Saint John Baptist de La Salle,
Pray for us.
Live Jesus In Our Hearts, Forever!

Lasallian Christian Brothers Mission Prayer

Lord, we believe that Your work is our work and we are a vital part of it.

You have given us the gift of spreading Your word to all but especially the young and the poor. It is a pilgrimage open and receptive to different creeds and cultures of the world.

Challenges and difficulties may confront us just as during our Founder’s time. We ask You to believe in us, challenge us, and send us.

We, regardless of our age, are filled with hope and joy for the mission and we rejoice as the mission expands. We celebrate new educational initiatives and ministries reaching out to the poor.

We are witnesses to Your great love since the time of our charismatic founder. Great things are still possible.

We thank You for having called and sent us to live the promise of vitality, to live our vision, our passion, and our future, for the mission You have entrusted to us.

Celebrating 65 years as Christian Brothers

Six Christian Brothers who made their Novitiate in 1953-1954 celebrated their 65 years in the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 2018.

They are Brothers Henry Baldwin, Kenneth Gillund, Richard Geimer, Richard Roller, Charles Burke, and George Fowley.

May God bless them!

The following are deceased members of the same novitiate class:
Brothers Bernard Richard, Marty Grimm, and Roland Santi.