Remembering a REAL FRIEND’s BIRTHDAY”

Jun 20th Remembering a REAL FRIEND’s BIRTHDAY”

****** Happy Birthday Sister Mary Emeline!

Almost twenty years ago, one of my very best friends went to her Heavenly reward , Sister Mary Emeline Gander of the order – Sisters of Christian Charity – in Wilmette, Illinois. Sister Emeline’s whole life was a continual prayer. Everything she did – was with “LOVE!”

I first met Sister Emeline, while living at the “Orphan’s Home” and was assigned to work for her, in the “BOY’s” dining room. This was in the mid 1940’s – and each of our job assignments lasted six months. And, maybe again a year or two before I was to graduate from the 8th grade I worked for Sister Emeline, another six (6) months.

Sister Emeline became a good friend right away, because she was so nice to talk with, and seem to understand what ever I wanted to say and do – more important to talk to me as if I was a “friend” and what I had to say – made some kind of sense? She was more friendly than most of the “Nuns” – and that is what I needed – since I missed my own family!

Also, Sister Emeline was one of four (4) sisters and two brothers, who were placed in the same “Orphan Hone ” when her mother died and she was only three (3) years old. All four sisters – joined the Sisters of Christian Charity, her youngest … Sister Alvira… is in Heaven.

I miss not having such a good friend – we were always writing and sending stuff back and forth – always the best of communications and up-lifting words – still have every card and letter. So hard to forget your really “good friends” – no matter how long they are gone – but never ever forgotten!t Her youngest sister, Sister Mary Alvira, was my 5th and 6th grade teacher and also became another very good friend – that I kept in touch with until she also went to Heaven.

Sister Mary Emeline – Happy Birthday! You will always be “Family” to me! ***** “Always remembered – – never ever forgotten!” *****