In November 2008, Cathy, a mother of three young children and Terri Millard's younger sister of 12 years, was diagnosed as having a malignant brain tumor called Glioblastoma Muliforme Grade IV. Despite the many levels of terrible news, Cathy remained unfailing in her Faith and asked only for confident prayers of friends and family to seek God's miraculous healing upon her. Her simple request was filled instantly, as her "inoperable" tumor became operable after all. For the past 2 years, Cathy has courageously battled brain cancer. Today, new hope comes in the form of a dendritic cell vaccine that engages her own immune system to seek and destroy the cancer extending precious days with her family. Although this vaccine is unavailable to Cathy in the United States, UCLA Medical Center now allows tumors to be transported to a hospital in Israel where the vaccine is approved for use. Cathy is on her way! The downside of this is the huge expense that it is estimated between $100,000.00 and $150, 000. A foundation has been set up to aid Cathy and her family. Help can be in the form of monetary donations, airline vouchers, fundraisers, both organizing and/or attending, and most of all, prayers. For more information about Glioblastoma Muliforme Grade IV please visit their website: http://www.faithforcathy.com/.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Millard Family
In November 2008, Cathy, a mother of three young children and Terri Millard's younger sister of 12 years, was diagnosed as having a malignant brain tumor called Glioblastoma Muliforme Grade IV. Despite the many levels of terrible news, Cathy remained unfailing in her Faith and asked only for confident prayers of friends and family to seek God's miraculous healing upon her. Her simple request was filled instantly, as her "inoperable" tumor became operable after all. For the past 2 years, Cathy has courageously battled brain cancer. Today, new hope comes in the form of a dendritic cell vaccine that engages her own immune system to seek and destroy the cancer extending precious days with her family. Although this vaccine is unavailable to Cathy in the United States, UCLA Medical Center now allows tumors to be transported to a hospital in Israel where the vaccine is approved for use. Cathy is on her way! The downside of this is the huge expense that it is estimated between $100,000.00 and $150, 000. A foundation has been set up to aid Cathy and her family. Help can be in the form of monetary donations, airline vouchers, fundraisers, both organizing and/or attending, and most of all, prayers. For more information about Glioblastoma Muliforme Grade IV please visit their website: http://www.faithforcathy.com/.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Sister Angelina, 102
Eighty-six years.
That's how long - since Calvin Coolidge was president - that Sister Angelina Wald served the Catholic church in religious life as a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. She joined the sisters in 1924, finishing her high school years at Mount Notre Dame Academy in Reading. She earned a bachelor's degree in education from the Athenaeum of Ohio. She initially wanted to be a missionary, but ended up becoming a teacher, principal, religious education teacher and community outreach worker at assignments in Ohio, Illinois and Arizona, including at Sts. Peter and Paul in Reading, where she taught in the 1940s and was principal. Sister Wald died June 30 at Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in Reading. She was 102. In the 1950s, she led the first group of local sisters out to Phoenix, where they started schools for migrant workers' children and worked with ranchers to help them better treat the workers. She often said she found her greatest joy in her Arizona work.
She retired in 1985. She returned then to Mount Notre Dame and worked there in community service until 2008. She was particularly good in reaching middle-school boys, said Sister Mary Ann Barnhorn, now development director at the convent. Sister Barnhorn had Sister Wald as a teacher in elementary school and was inspired to follow her into religious life. "Her boys are now in their 70s and they still come to see her," Sister Barnhorn said. "She was ahead of her time."
Her funeral is expected to draw many of her former students. Sister Wald was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1908 and was given the middle name of her mother, Mary Angelina Wald. She was baptized Helen Catherine. She outlived her siblings, three sisters and a brother.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.Though her service to God occupied much of her life, Sister Wald also loved to make fudge, crochet and study birds, ants and butterflies, which she called "little living beings." She also liked gardening and reading, mostly biographies, natural history books and inspirational messages. She never made it to an international missionary assignment, but she kept in touch with other missionaries, including her nephew, Father Eugene Watrin, SJ, who spent almost 50 years in India and Nepal, before his death in 2004.
That's how long - since Calvin Coolidge was president - that Sister Angelina Wald served the Catholic church in religious life as a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. She joined the sisters in 1924, finishing her high school years at Mount Notre Dame Academy in Reading. She earned a bachelor's degree in education from the Athenaeum of Ohio. She initially wanted to be a missionary, but ended up becoming a teacher, principal, religious education teacher and community outreach worker at assignments in Ohio, Illinois and Arizona, including at Sts. Peter and Paul in Reading, where she taught in the 1940s and was principal. Sister Wald died June 30 at Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in Reading. She was 102. In the 1950s, she led the first group of local sisters out to Phoenix, where they started schools for migrant workers' children and worked with ranchers to help them better treat the workers. She often said she found her greatest joy in her Arizona work.
She retired in 1985. She returned then to Mount Notre Dame and worked there in community service until 2008. She was particularly good in reaching middle-school boys, said Sister Mary Ann Barnhorn, now development director at the convent. Sister Barnhorn had Sister Wald as a teacher in elementary school and was inspired to follow her into religious life. "Her boys are now in their 70s and they still come to see her," Sister Barnhorn said. "She was ahead of her time."
Her funeral is expected to draw many of her former students. Sister Wald was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1908 and was given the middle name of her mother, Mary Angelina Wald. She was baptized Helen Catherine. She outlived her siblings, three sisters and a brother.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.Though her service to God occupied much of her life, Sister Wald also loved to make fudge, crochet and study birds, ants and butterflies, which she called "little living beings." She also liked gardening and reading, mostly biographies, natural history books and inspirational messages. She never made it to an international missionary assignment, but she kept in touch with other missionaries, including her nephew, Father Eugene Watrin, SJ, who spent almost 50 years in India and Nepal, before his death in 2004.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Class of 1971 Directory
The Class of 1971 Directory, with pictures, has been emailed to those with current email addresses on file. If we do not have your email address, and wish to provide one, please contact me at: SLJRAJ@aol.com Otherwise, I will be forwarding one to you via snail mail, but again, only if I have an address to do it.
Please mark your calendars for mid March 2011 for our 40th reunion celebration.
Sharon Mattson
Please mark your calendars for mid March 2011 for our 40th reunion celebration.
Sharon Mattson
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