Monsignor Robert P. Hupp

Third Successor to Servant of God, Father Flanagan | 1973 - 1985

Monsignor Robert P. Hupp made  major changes during his term as Executive Director of Boys Town. During his administration, the Family Home Program replaced dormitories. It’s a system in place today, where children live in homes run by married couples known as Family-Teachers. The homes allow the kids to grow in family environments. The second change came in 1979, when Boys Town began admitting girls. The first girls to graduate from Boys Town did so in 1985.   He began Boys Town’s expansion outside of Omaha by opening  the first site in Tallahassee, Florida.
 

Monsignor Hupp, a native of Clearwater, Neb., was born on July 3, 1915, the oldest of nine children. After his ordination he served as a Navy Chaplain during World War II and founded the Christ the King Catholic Church in Omaha. On October 11, 1973 he was named the third director of Boys Town.
 

Monsignor Hupp retired in 1985 after thirteen years of leadership.  He passed away on August 29, 2003 and is buried in Omaha, Nebraska.