Visitation:
Monday, May 18, 2009
2:00 PM until 6:00 PM
St. Mary Center
241 Lafayette Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14213
Visitation:
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
2:00 PM until 6:00 PM
St. Mary Center
241 Lafayette Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14213
Service:
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
7:00 PM
St. Mary Center Chapel
241 Lafayette Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14213
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Sister Mary Patricia Garrity, SSMN
Sister Mary Patricia Garrity, a member of the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur, died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Marycrest in Buffalo. She was 102. Born Margaret Garrity, in Lowell, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (nee Hickey) Garrity. Sister Mary Patricia earned her normal school diploma in Lowell, Massachusetts and later received her Bachelor's Degree from Canisius College in 1951, and her Master's Degree from Mt. St. Joseph in 1965. A Sister of St. Mary of Namur for more than 79 years, she taught in Western New York, Sumter, South Carolina, Texas, and Lowell, Massachusetts (her hometown). From all these schools, she had devoted pupils who stayed in touch with their beloved teacher and principal. A group of her "girls" from when she was at Holy Spirit Grade School in 1939 came often to visit her.
In her retirement, her ministry extended to the legions of donors who received her personal thank-you notes in perfect Palmer penmanship.
She is predeceased by five siblings, Father James Garrity, OMI, Father John Garrity, OMI, Sister Mary Gerald Garrity, SSMN, Mary Sullivan, and Katherine Maloof. She is survived by several nieces and nephews, many friends and former pupils, and her sisters in the community of the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur.
Friends may call at St. Mary Center, 241 Lafayette Avenue, Buffalo, from 2-6 PM on Monday, where a wake service will be held at 7 PM, and 2-6 PM on Tuesday, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 7 PM in the Center Chapel. Burial will be at the Sisters' Plot at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Town of Tonawanda. If desired, memorial may be made to the Sisters of St. Mary Memorial Fund, 241 Lafayette Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14213. Further information about memorial contributions may be found at the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur website, www.ssmn.us. Arrangements entrusted to the care of the Hamp Funeral Home, Inc., Tonawanda, New York.
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