Our family gratefully acknowledges the prayerful support and many kindnesses extended by the Elms community and other friends to our dear brother and uncle during his long illness. Joachim truly loved the Elms. The short time he spent at the Elms brought him – and all of us – great happiness.
For your Mass remembrances and memorial gifts made in Joachim’s name, we are most appreciative.

The Family of Joachim William Froehlich

"Elms College is a better place because of Joachim Froehlich and the leadership he has provided for too short a time. We can gather in this church in celebration because of Joachim’s unique ability to make his hope and his vision for the Elms our vision and our hope.
Our wonderful Elms students were Joachim’s pride and his joy. His unconditional love for them was a love he challenged all of us faculty and staff to make our own. By example, Joachim reminded us daily that our students must come first. For him, the education
of reflective, principled, creative learners meant everything. In
New Hampshire, California, Iowa, and finally at Elms, Joachim’s commitment to Catholic education is, in itself, a legacy of love."

"Joachim and I were roommates together on our very first day at St. Anselm College. It was a lucky day for me. You might even see the hand of God in there. I’m a better person, a better Christian, a better Catholic for having had Joachim as my dear friend. I would dare say most of you are also better off for his all-too-brief stay with us. St. Anselm College is surely a better college for his leadership as President; St Anselm Abbey is a stronger monastic community because of what Joachim gave to his fellow monks during his 30+ years of service there; and Loras College in Iowa benefited immensely from Joachim’s leadership, his vision, his ability to enthuse others about themselves. Here at his beloved Elms, in the relatively short duration of his Presidency, he has enlivened the College. If I may say so, The Elms seems to have a greater appreciation for itself, its mission, a more enthusiastic view of its own future. Joe helped make that happen. These are the gifts he leaves with us. These are his legacies. We all share an obligation to build on these."

"Joachim's work was deeply congruent with his spiritual life. The vision he held of a world transformed, a world freed from "the scandals of poverty and hunger" and injustice, was certainly a vision of the Kingdom of God. It was a world in which everyone was invited to the table. As an economist and a civic leader, Joachim worked to bring that about. But his real hope lay with the students, and with the power of Catholic education to shape the world for good.
It is our turn now to make a return on Joachim's investment in us. He'll be with us every time we open the door, every time we bring others to the table, every time we see the magical possibilities in another person, every time we root for the underdog. I have no doubt that he has already heard the words spoken to the good steward in his favorite parable: 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant; . . . enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.' "