Though Father Hess is best known for his work at De Nobili School, he continued to perform yeoman service to the cause of education in India even after leaving De Nobili. In 1979, he left De Nobili to return to the scenic city of Jamshedpur to become the Principal of the Loyola College of Education.

The Loyola College of Education trained teachers in the art as well as science of educating children. Many teachers in India have been trained there in the field of education. The picture on the right is an aerial photograph of the Loyola College, set amidst a backdrop of rolling hills.

When I met Father Hess in 1999 for the first time since I left De Nobili School, he was a Professor of Communications at the Xavier Institute of Irv Being 80 years old at that time, he was unable to hold a cup of tea or a “samosa” — an Indian delicacy, steadily in his hand. His hands would shake as he tried to sip a cup of tea or eat the samosa. Despite all this Father Hess was indefatigable in his endeavor to establish both the Loyola School and the Loyola Hospital in Bhubaneshwar. He was full of enthusiasm as he took me around to visit the 12 acres of land that had been given by the Chief Minister of Orissa for the Loyola School in Bhubaneshwar. Old Jesuits never die, they simply keep marching on!!!!

After Maryland, Dhanbad and Jamshedpur, the next place where Father Hess spent a significant part of his life was Bhubaneshwar in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. In Bhubaneshwar, Father Hess served as a Professor of Communications at the Xavier Institute of Management, one of the top-ten management schools in India While, teaching at the Xavier Institute, Father Hess channeled his energies into the creation of The Loyola Hospital in Bhubaneshwar. This hospital was founded in 1997 and is a testimony to the selfless sacrifice and dedication of Father Hess towards the welfare of other people despite his advanced age. The photo above shows Father Hess in his early eighties still working on building new institutions — this one being the Loyola Hospital in Bhubaneshwar.