Reverend Alan Syslo, C.S.V.

He was born Oct. 3, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Frank and Anna Maria (Guiliani) Syslo. Fr. Syslo pronounced his first vows Sept. 8, 1958 and was ordained a priest June 4, 1966.

Fr. Syslo was a graduate of St. Philip High School in Chicago. He earned a B.A. in Accounting from Loyola University, Chicago, a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from Catholic University of America, a Master of Management from Illinois State University and a Master of Social Work from Rutgers University.

Fr. Syslo held teaching positions at Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights and at Spalding Institute in Peoria before serving as Parochial Vicar at Holy Cross Parish in Morgan City, LA.

In 1979, Fr. Syslo moved to Las Vegas, where he briefly served as a Campus Minister at UNLV and as Parochial Vicar at Guardian Angel Cathedral.

After a sabbatical, Fr. Syslo moved to Monterey, CA, where he served as Chaplain for the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio, Board Chairman for the Monterey County AIDS Project, Director of John XXIII AIDS Ministry and finally as a Social Worker for the Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic.

For the next three years (2005-2008), Fr. Syslo volunteered with HIV/AIDS, pet therapy and local churches in Palm Springs, CA before returning to the Las Vegas area.

His final assignment was as Associate Pastor at St. Thomas More Catholic Community in Henderson, NV, until 2019, before he retired to the Viatorian Province Center in Arlington Heights, IL.

Visitation for Fr. Syslo will be held at 10 a.m. Jan. 11, 2024 at the Viatorian Province Center 1212 E. Euclid Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL before a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.

Interment will be at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to Clerics of St. Viator appreciated.