Query letter on Brother Totten

University Cummunications
1 Camino Santa Maria St
San Antonio, TX 78228

Dear Mrs.Candace Kuebker:
Its 3:00 pm on a cool Monday afternoon, the wind is a gentle breeze and the campus bells are ringing through the air. I have just stepped out of my Lit Studies class with excitement written on my face. I have just spent all class thinking about the story of how Brother John Totten’s sister -in-law is the daughter of General Patten. The trees sway in the November air and smell of roses tango with the wind. I reach the steps of The Marianist Residence house, ring the bell and wait. Soon enough a small man with white hair caring a cane walks up to open the door, he gives me a little laugh and says “Hi there Chrys!” With a smile on my face I say “Hi Brother Totten.

I would like to offer the Gold & Blue an article about the life of a Brother John Totten a Marianist brother who lives in The Marianist Residence house on campus. As the Volunteer Coordinator for the Student Marianist Friends Program, I feel like this article would be an interesting piece for the Gold and Blue. It will feature the life and career of Bro.Totten, starting from his defining moment of wanting to be a Marianist Brother leading up to how he spends his days now that he lives in the Marianist Residence house which is located behind the Moody Life Science building.
This article will be titled Talking with Totten It will be a profile article that gives a short history of the Brother’s life, how came to be a part of the Marianist faith. It will include quotes from the interview, as well as photographs featuring the interviewed brother and the residence house. The article will be about 1250 words or more, but no longer than 1300.

Chrystalla Georghiou




DO 117
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio Texas 78228
281-787-8419