Obituary of Sr. Mary A. Gillespie

Sister Mary Gillespie, CND (Sister St. Agnes of the Sacred Heart) died suddenly in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Yonkers, New York on Sunday, January 21st. Sister had been a devoted member of the Congregation of Notre Dame for 65 years, a dedicated science teacher for most of her adult life, teaching middle school students in Ohio, Maine, New York, Illinois and Rhode Island. Science was her love. Her curiosity in that field remained constant throughout her life and was supported by her welldeveloped powers of observation -she missed nothing. Sister Mary had a quiet presence among us, self-contained but clearly with us. She loved people, loved being among them, becoming involved in their stories, treasuring her relationship with them for many years. Mary loved her family, her colleagues, her students and her CND sisters. Surely all those groups enjoyed and were enriched by her sense of humor which was gentle, almost impish, one which could reach out and take you by surprise. We could always count on Mary who had an inexhaustible spirit of generosity and was quite creative in finding ways to be generous. We knew Sister Mary as a person who had a love for life, for people and service. She will be missed. Sister’s funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11A.M. on Saturday, January 27th at Villa Notre Dame, Belden Hill Road. Wilton, CT. Burial will take place at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Danbury, immediately following the funeral Mass.