“In the skies we try to imagine the immensity and potentiality of the universe. In one another we perceive hidden dimensions of thought, feeling, and emotion that make us mysteries to ourselves and to one another. Whether it is sky, earth or one another we scan, it is the hidden Presence we seek.”Jean Denomme, Where is this God of Yours? For Those Who Wonder…(Universe, 2010)

(1931 – 2014)
Sister Carol Jean Kesterke, Chapter Prioress of Great Lakes Dominican Chapter, began the wake service for Jean Denomme, on August 4 with the following reflection: “We know Jean was an educator, a life-long learner, an avid reader, a lover of opera as well as a compassionate, fearless woman who possessed a keen mind. She sought answers, probed for clarity, challenged and questioned everything! Ambiguity did not intimidate her; she was driven in her search for understanding…Jean just couldn’t help herself; her book title even ends in a question mark…Really?
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(1932 – 2014)
Sister Maria Goretti Browne, Vicaress of the Adrian Dominican Vicariate, described Sister Celeste Bourke by saying, “Her life has been interesting, to say the least. Her ministries have been varied – from teacher, to student, to potter, to preacher, to activities director, to chaplain, to volunteer – and, finally, to her ministry of prayer and presence here at the DLC (Dominican Life Center) since 2009.”

Joyce Jean was born November 5, 1932, in Chicago to Edgar Bourke and Clara Beliveau Bourke. The family lived in Our Lady of Peace Parish in the South Shore area. There were a total of five girls and one boy in the family. 
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(1944 – 2014)
Sonia Gutierrez was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on January 31, 1944. Her father was from Spain and her mother from the Dominican Republic, so Sonia developed a love for those two cultures. She attended school Colegio Santo Domingo and became very fond of the North American Adrian Dominican Sisters who were teaching there.
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(1936 – 2014)
Judy Lavelle, one of our first Associates, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to John and Elizabeth (Weissberger) Lavelle. Judy’s father was Irish Catholic, and her mother was Hungarian and Jewish. She had one sister, Elizabeth, who is younger. Elizabeth is a Sister of St. Joseph, Rocky River, Ohio.
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