CUMBERLAND, R.I. – Brother Gilbert O. Chamberlain, S.C., (Brother Luke Albert), 94, of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart Provincial House, Pascoag, R.I., died Sunday, March 27, at Mount St. Rita Health Centre in Cumberland, R.I.

Born in Berlin, N.H., he was the son of the late Alphonse Chamberlain and Angeline (Mercier) Chamberlain. Brother Gilbert graduated from the Commercial College of Victoriaville, Quebec, in 1928.

After working at the Ford Motor Co. plant in Detroit, Mich., he entered the Brothers of the Sacred Heart at Arthabaska, Quebec. In 1935, he pronounced his first vows there in 1937 and his final vows at Victoriaville, Quebec, in 1943.

He completed a bachelor’s degree at the University of Montreal in 1944 and a bachelor’s degree in education at the University of Montreal in 1945. He earned a master’s degree in the teaching of social studies at St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt., in 1962. He also undertook graduate studies in finance and building maintenance.

He participated in the spiritual renewal session at the Generalate of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in Rome, Italy, from 1953 to 1954. His educational career spanned more than 32 years in five of the six New England states and the Province of Quebec. He was a teacher of all of the subjects in the arts and sciences, especially mathematics and physics. In addition to being a teacher, he was a school principal, director of formation and director of the local communities of the brothers in many of the places where he served.

His assignments included being a teacher at the Sacred Heart Juniorate, Rimouski, and at the Sacred Heart Scholasticate, Arthabaska, both in Quebec. At Winthrop and Pomfret Center in Connecticut, he served as director of the juniorate and scholasticate formation programs and as assistant director of novices in Harrisville, R.I. He was a faculty member at Mount St. Charles Academy in Woonsocket, R.I. and St. Dominic High School in Lewiston.

From 1960 to 1964, he was the director and principal at Sacred Heart Academy, Central Falls, R.I., where he was known for his adherence to the rules, but also for his understanding of human nature. He was remembered and visited by former students throughout his retirement.

After a successful career in education and the religious formation and training of brothers, he became provincial treasurer and business administrator of the New England Province of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. He continued in the position of assistant in the finance office for 20 years. At 71, he became business administrator at Bishop Guertin High School for five years, before retiring to the Provincial House in Pascoag, R.I., in 1986, where he became heating engineer and gardener. He continued supervising the heating plant at Pascoag until the year 2000. Due to illness, he retired to Mount St. Rita Health Center in January.

He is survived by several nieces in California and Florida.