Fr. Patrick Hawk, American Zen teacher, dies at 69

We've received word that Fr. Patrick Hawk Roshi, guiding teacher of Zen Desert Sangha in Tucson, Arizona, died peacefully this morning under hospice care at age 69. Hawk, an ordained Catholic priest and member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists), was a dharma heir of the late Robert Aitken Roshi of Diamond Sangha. His death follows a very long bout with cancer. Hawk became a Catholic priest in 1969 and started his Zen training later with Robert Aitken in 1978 and then with Fr. Willigis Jaeger in 1981. He received dharma transmission from Aitken Roshi in May of 1989 at Koko An Zendo in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Our condolences to his family, friends and sangha. For remembrances by those who knew him, please see the obituary at Sweeping Zen.

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