Saturday, August 24, 2013 I WILL MISS HER Sister Mary Mark Martinez, RSM +August 24, 2013 I never went to any Mercy school, so my first encounter with Sister Mark was in 1980 when I was in the Father Dueñas Minor Seminary. Every Tuesday, our Rector, Father Tony Perez, went to say Mass at the Oka Convent and we had to go along with him. Well, we knew we were bound to have a good meal, too, because we stayed after Mass to have dinner with the sisters. I had heard of Sister Mark before I saw her on those Tuesday evenings at the Convent; heard of her as the strong principal of the Academy. So I was a bit intimidated by a person with such a reputation. But she showed a different side of herself when she was with her sisters at the Convent. She would get up on occasion and sing a funny song or tell a joke. She made me laugh. Years and years later, as a priest, we would say hello and maybe talk a little, but nothing lengthy. But in the recent past, we had talked a lot more and that was when I bonded with her a bit more. The Sister Mark I never knew. The habit was simplified by the time I knew her. She opened up to me and told me all kinds of stories. But, more than that, she was very friendly with me, joking with me, taking an interest in my activities. She was intelligent, witty, capable, lively, positive. I never had an unpleasant second with her, and always, always, always good feelings and good experiences. Teacher, principal, superior, formation director, historian. A woman with a good head on her shoulders and a happy heart. Rest in peace, my dear Sister Mark.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 18:26:47 +0000
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