Please remember in your prayers  Sam Stapley who died February 24 in Phoenix.  He is the husband of Michele Stapley, a great friend of the Arizona alums. Michele was the designer of the AASH National Conference logos for 1993 in Scottsdale and for 2009 in Los Angeles.

Please remember in your grateful prayer Dr. Anita V. Figueredo who died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Friday, February 19, 2010 at the age of the age of 93. An alumna of Manhattanville, AASH Past President (1959-1961), recipient of the AASH Cor Unum Award in 1991, devoted mother of nine, first woman surgeon in San Diego, Anita was a beloved representative of all that is Sacred Heart to everyone who knew her.  Her devoted service to Church and community were highlighted by her collaboration and friendship with Mother Teresa.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated  on Friday, March 19 at 2:00 p.m. in The Immaculata Church at the University of San Diego.  Private funeral.  Please keep the Doyle/Figueredo family in your prayers and join in thanking God for this shining star of AASH.

ALICE OFFLEY WALTHER ROOS died peacefully on January 13, 2010. She is survived by her husband, Lawrence Roos and his son, Steve Roos, and by her three children, Henry Robert Walther, Jr., Peggy Walther Winton, and Anne Walther Zanikos. They, their spouses and her five grandchildren will miss her greatly.

Born in 1928 to a US Army officer and his wife in Baltimore, MD she attended high school at The Madams of the Sacred Heart Convent School, in San Francisco, CA. Later, she moved to San Antonio and married Henry Robert Walther. Widowed at an early age, she continued her education, earning a Masters of Arts and Education and a Masters of Theological Studies. As a single mother, she raised her three children while pursuing a career in special education. In 1968, she moved her family for one year to the US Virgin Island of St. Croix where she launched the first special education program in the public school there. She became the director of retreats at the Oblate Retreat House and was elected to the board of Retreat Center International. Alice devoted years of volunteer services to her church and various charitable organizations.

She will be remembered for her zest for life, sense of humor, and compassion for all, particularly those with special needs.

As we continue to pray for the people of Haiti and all those serving them, let us add prayers of gratitude for all the alums who have so swiftly and generously responded to AASH's broadcast email notifying how donations can be made for the work of the Religious of the Sacred Heart in Haiti.    

Please pray for Mary Margaret (Peg) Predmore Hart, Prince Street Class of 1944, who died on January 5, 2010 at her home in Seven Lakes, NC.  She was predeceased by her husband George and brother William.  She is survived by seven children: six sons – Kevin (Ellie Cruze), Christopher, Peter, William, Dr. Brian Hart (Peggy Wiltberger), and John (Theresa); and one daughter – Meg Minich (Thomas); and seven grandchildren.  She is also survived by two sisters, Ann Roach (Francis) (PS ’46) and Carol Shields (Thomas), and two sisters-in-law.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, January 16^th, at 2:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Americas, Candor, NC.  Interment in the Columbarium of the Seven Lakes Chapel in the Pines will be at the convenience of the family.

Contributions may be made in Peg Hart’s memory to Our Lady of the Americas, P.O. Box 519, Candor, NC 27229 or to First Health Hospice Foundation, 150 Applecross Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374. 

ST. LOUIS -- Sister Catherine Baxter, beloved member of the Society of the Sacred Heart for 54 years, died on December 25, 2009, at Oakwood in Atherton, CA. The daughter of Alice Gorman and John Baxter, she was born in Providence, RI. After attending public schools in Newport, RI, she graduated from Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, Purchase, NY, in 1950.

As a Religious of the Sacred Heart, Sister Baxter was a leading educator, teaching in Sacred Heart schools in Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, PA; and Boston, MA. She was headmistress of Newton Country Day School in Newton, MA, and of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami, FL.  In Seattle, WA. she worked at Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in public relations and development.

From 1997-2004, she was Director of Oakwood, the retirement center for Religious of the Sacred Heart in Atherton.  She then served in the U.S. Province Archives of the Society of the Sacred Heart in St. Louis, MO. In 2008, in failing health, she returned to Oakwood where she died peacefully on Christmas morning.

Sister Baxter is held with fond affection by two surviving sisters, Alice Baxter and Joan Fogarty, both of Burke, VA, and by many RSCJ, Alumnae, and former colleagues.  A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Oakwood on March 6, 2010. Memorial contributions may be made to the Society of the Sacred Heart, 4120 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO  63108.

Note: Sister Baxter’s complete biography will be posted at

www.rollerhapgoodtinney.com

Susan Switzer, Communications Director, Society of the Sacred Heart

Please join the AASH Board in prayer for Deborah Skinner who is battling lung cancer. Deb is the beloved friend and partner of our wonderful Eastern Regional Director Alice Burns (EasternRegionalDirector@aashnet.org).  

Please remember in your prayers Barbara Root, who died surrounded by family at her home in New York City on December 18, 2009.  As Director of Admissions at 91^st Street from 1984 until her retirement in the spring of 2009, Barbara was “an advocate for the mission of the school and the education of the mind, body and spirit.   She left an indelible mark on thousands of Sacred Heart families with her warm heart, clear thinking and spirituality.”   Barbara is survived by her husband of 40 years, Oren; daughters, Micaela NF ’96 and Zoe NF ‘00; and siblings, Susan, Peter, and Mark Schruth.  Barbara will be waked at home December 22, 5-9 p.m. (prayers at 7p.m.), 43 W. 93rd Street.  A Mass celebrating Barbara's life will be held on December 23, 3 p.m. at Holy Name Church, 96th St and Amsterdam Avenue.  For those who wish, contributions may be made in Barbara’s name to Media Mobilizing Project, 4205 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, or Convent of the Sacred Heart, 1 E. 91st St., NY, NY 10128.

Memorial Info for Alexander Wanamaker - Hardey Prep class of 2000

Alexander Wanamaker, son of Maria Lock Wanamaker – SR ‘77 and brother of Susan Wanamaker SR ’01, WA ‘05 of Chicago, passed away the morning of December 3rd from smoke inhalation at his home in Tucson AZ.   

A memorial mass will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, December 23rd (Alexander’s birth date) at Saint John Cantius Church located at 825 N. Carpenter St., Chicago, IL 

Respectfully, 

Maureen E. Ryan

AASH Vice President 2009-2011 

Bernice E. Dorner - Mother of Sheridan Road and Hardey Prep Alums
(May 7, 1914 - October 29, 2009) 


Bernice Dorner nee Ellison age 95 of Northfield formerly of Winnetka and Evanston. Beloved wife of the late Ernest A. Dorner (February 27, 1993); loving mother of Susan (Vincent) Graham of Wilmette, IL, Dennis (Nancy) Dorner of Northfield, IL, Linda Anne Dorner of Scottsdale, AZ, Elizabeth Dorner of Northbrook, IL, and the late James Dorner; fond grandmother of Melissa and Jaime Pollack; dear sister of the late William (the late Dolores) Ellison; dear aunt of Maureen (John) Prince, Kathleen (Gary) Golub, Robert (Bobbie) and Terry Ellison and Barbara (the late Louis) Hamros, Gregg (Barbara) Dorner, Melinda (Robert) Deuster, Terrence (Becky) and Carol Ann Dorner; fond sister in law of Sr. Rita Claire Dorner, O. P. and the late Paula (the late Bill) Clohesey, Marie J. and Herbert (Violet) Dorner. Visitation, November 3rd, Tuesday 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Funeral, November 4th, Wednesday 9:15 a.m. from Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. at Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077 to Saint Mary Church, 1012 Lake Street at Oak Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 Mass 10:00 a.m. Entombment All Saints Mausoleum, 700 North River Road, Des Plaines, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, 1140 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607 would be appreciated. Info: 847/675-1990 or www.donnellanfuneral.com.

Please remember in your prayers Margaret “Kelly” Howe, rscj, Prince Street '37 and Manhattanville ’58, who died November 1, 2009, in the presence of her religious sisters at Teresian House, Albany, NY.  She is survived by her sisters Marie Howe Whalen PS '29, Madeline “Pat” Howe, rscj, PS ’31, and Nancy Howe Mangan PS '39 and her two nieces Judy Whalen Conley PS '54 and Sue Whalen PS '62.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Teresian House Chapel on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. with interment in the Kenwood Convent cemetery immediately following.

Please remember in your prayers Rosemary Statt, rscj, Prince Street '55, who died October 31, 2009, in the presence of her religious sisters in Oakwood, CA.  She is survived by her sisters Betsy Statt Romson PS ’49, Nancy Statt Heffernan PS ’51, Ellen Statt Miller PS ’54, and brother Father Tom Statt. The funeral will be next Saturday, November 7, in Oakwood. There will be a Memorial Mass in Rochester, NY, the following week.

Please pray for my older brother, Greg Tobin from Austin, TX.  He is getting towards the end of his struggle with cancer.  Thank you.

Please pray for my dear brother, Dr. James B. Peter, also spouse of Duchesne alum, Joan Johnson Peter. Following a wonderfully successful life in medicine, science, and philanthropy, Jim is dying of cancer. He is prepared to go to Heaven; the rest of us are dreading loosing him. Please pray for all of us.

Thanks so much to all of you for your kind thoughts and prayers. All my Sacred Heart friends have been a tremendous support to me and my family during this difficult time. Edna loved AASH and the Religious of the Sacred Heart, and I know that she is smiling as each of you remember her.

Please remember in your prayers Patricia Boland Owens, Prince Street '41, who died August 12, 2009, in Pennsylvania.  She was predeceased by her husband Owen and two brothers.  She is survived by her son Michael, daughter Patricia, four grandchildren, sisters Joan Boland Aman (PS ’42) and Mary Ellen Boland O’Connor (PS ’43), and three brothers.  An offering in Mrs. Laws' name to either the Sacred Heart Cathedral, 296 Flower City Park, Rochester, NY 14615 or the Neighborhood Hospice Service, 400 E. Marshall St., West Chester PA 19380 would be appreciated.

Please pray for Elissa Ferraro Hosseinzadeh (Prince Street, Class of '61) and all others who live close to the wild fires raging in LA. Elissa lives a scant 2 miles away from the fires and "Mt Wilson is out our front door. Last night the sky above the mountains was glowing red and we could see the flames leaping into the sky."

Please pray for the daughter of Catherine Collins Emmanuel, Barat College 1970, who will undergo experimental treatment for the devastating effects of RSD (Reflux Sympathetic Dystrophy) on August 23. Devon has had countless hospitalizations and treatments over the past four and a half years.  She and her family ask your prayers that this treatment will offer some relief. (If you would like additional information go to rsdhealthcare.org)        

Please remember in your prayers our alumna Eunice Kennedy Shriver and see the Guestbook on this site to read a statement about her and about our Irish alumna Mary Robinson, honored at the White House today (August 12, 2009) with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the same award given to Mrs. Shriver in 1984.

Please pray for my husband and our family.  He is expecting to be laid off today, a result of the very difficult financial situation in this country.  We have four children and are expecting.  We need your prayers, please, for peace and serenity.

Please remember in your prayers Virginia “Ginny” Brown, Rosary Class of 1958 and Manhattanville Class of 1962, who died at home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 4, 2009.  Ginny is survived by her loving husband James Hankins and her brother Owen Stuart Brown, Jr.  A distinguished scholar and internationally known expert on paleography, Ginny retired in 2005 from her position as Professor & Senior Fellow of the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, Toronto, where she had taught since 1970.  She was buried with her husband’s family in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.  In lieu of flowers, contributions in Ginny’s memory may be sent to the Library of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto or to support the Virginia Brown Fellowship at the Center for Epigraphical and Paleographical Studies at the Ohio State University.

Joy Dunn Hinkes – Barat College class of  1946, passed away on June 28th ...

Helen E. "Joy" Hinkes, nee Dunn, age 84, of Westchester, beloved wife of the late Bertram N.; loving mother of Barbara (James) Coy (BC'72), Madeleine, Janet (Chuck) Rosenberg and Timothy Hinkes; devoted grandmother of Monica Elizabeth Rosenberg and Breonna Joy Hinkes; fond sister-in-law of Sister LaVerne Hinkes F.M.M. Visitation Wednesday 9:30 a.m. until time of Funeral 11 a.m. from Hursen Funeral Home (SW corner of Roosevelt and Mannheim Rds.), Hillside/Westchester, to Divine Providence Church for Mass 11:30 a.m. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, 1140 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607. Funeral info toll free 1-800-562-0082 or www.hursen.com.

That voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world, hear me!

I am small and weak; I need your strength and wisdom.

LET ME WALK IN BEAUTY, and make my eyes ever behold the red

and purple sunset.

MAKE MY HANDS respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice.

MAKE ME WISE so that I may understand the things you have taught us.

LET ME LEARN the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.

SO WHEN LIFE FADES, as the fading sunset, my spirit may come to you without shame.