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TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THE ADRIAN DOMINICAN SISTERS
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HON. ANNA G. ESHOO
of california
in the house of representatives
Monday, February 15, 2021
Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today on my own behalf and on behalf of Representative Tim Walberg to honor the nine retired Adrian Dominican Sisters who lived together at the Motherhouse in Adrian, Michigan, and lost their lives to the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2021.
Those who dedicated their lives to serving others were Sister Dorothea Gamlich, O.P.; Sister Helen Laier, O.P.; Sister Jeannine Therese McGorray, O.P.; Sister Esther Ortega, O.P.; Sister Mary Lisa Rieman, O.P.; Sister Ann Rena Shinkey, O.P.; Sister Margaret Ann Swallow, O.P.; and Sister Mary Irene Wischmeyer, O.P. They strongly adhered to masking and social distancing, yet the devastating disease found them at their serene compound 75 miles from Detroit.
Three Adrian Dominicans work at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, which provides vital health services to many residents of my Congressional District. They are Sister Rita Eileen Dean, O.P.; Sister Adrienne Piennette, O.P.; and Sister Judy Silva, O.P., all extraordinary contributors to the hospital and considered great blessings by hospital administrators.
Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to honor the memory of these holy women, Dominican Sisters, who lost their lives to the pandemic, and honor and thank those who continue to serve at Dominican Hospital. These good and great women of faith make our country stronger and better.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 29
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