Dear Hearts,
July 31st is the anniversary of the death of Margaret Eileen Sullivan, Dominican Sister James Timothy, O.P. She was the youngest child of John Jeremiah "Lefty” and Anna Conick Sullivan; sister of Jim, Bob and Anna Rita (Sister Joanne Marie Sullivan); aunt of 19 nieces and nephews and their spouses and children; friend and advocate of all.
Aunt Margaret was born March 9, 1932 in Chicago, ordained in 1959, and died on July 31, 2002 at the Dominican Mother House at Adrian, Michigan, in the company of heroes. She is buried next to Aunt Anna Rita, and with her sisters from the novitiate, in a circle.
Aunt Margaret was tall and graceful. She looked a lot like Big Sully and never said an unkind word that anyone else ever heard. As far as I can remember, Aunt Margaret's name usually was spoken along with Aunt Ann Rita's. Sister sisters, always working, playing and praying together--whether they were supporting refugees in El Salvador, working with the poor in the Washington D.C. area, or building a church in Arkansas.
Dr. Seamus the Younger at her funeral, summing it up just right when he said, "She might have never had children, but she sure was a Mom."
We all love her so, and miss her. Thanks for your love and kindness, Aunt Margaret. Please continue to watch over us.
God bless us and keep us and save us from harm.
Love, Patty
Aunt Margaret was born March 9, 1932 in Chicago, ordained in 1959, and died on July 31, 2002 at the Dominican Mother House at Adrian, Michigan, in the company of heroes. She is buried next to Aunt Anna Rita, and with her sisters from the novitiate, in a circle.
Aunt Margaret was tall and graceful. She looked a lot like Big Sully and never said an unkind word that anyone else ever heard. As far as I can remember, Aunt Margaret's name usually was spoken along with Aunt Ann Rita's. Sister sisters, always working, playing and praying together--whether they were supporting refugees in El Salvador, working with the poor in the Washington D.C. area, or building a church in Arkansas.
Dr. Seamus the Younger at her funeral, summing it up just right when he said, "She might have never had children, but she sure was a Mom."
We all love her so, and miss her. Thanks for your love and kindness, Aunt Margaret. Please continue to watch over us.
God bless us and keep us and save us from harm.
Love, Patty
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