“HAPPY BIRTHDAY… Sister Mary Emeline”
*****“Sister Mary Emeline – always a BEST FRIEND!” ****
“Sister Mary Emeline” – one of the “BEST of NUNS” at the German St. Vincent Orphanage – just so happened to become one of my very special people… in my LIFE – and until the day she went on her journey to HEAVEN – a FRIEND – someone that I always remembered on all occasions and still remember her BIRTHDAY was on the 21st of JUNE – and with a real nice and LOUD… singing voice… that can be heard all the way to “GRAND AVENUE” – – now – with a … one, two, three… and all of us together… “Happy Birthday… dear… Sister Emeline!”
The above letter – regarding Sister Emeline – her LIFE and FAMILY – and as you read – she was also an ORPHAN – – and… in the very same – – GERMAN ST. VINCENT ORPHANAGE – so I feel that – with the knowledge she had of the situation of ORPHANS – she had a much better attitude with the children that were in the same ORPHANAGE – – – and in my case – she became a personal FRIEND to me – all the years that she and I were in the Normandy, Missouri location.
You just might want to say… “She was a real FRIEND to the END!” Many years later – after my leaving the Orphanage – – and when… We moved back to the Saint Louis area – I had called her – to make arrangements – so that I could bring her to my home for the day and stay for dinner – – and my sons Lee and Al would play the piano and organ – and we would always have a very nice time together – something so different than just a visit at the Orphanage! I always thought that it was good for her to have somewhere to go – that was more entertaining for her and even FUN – including the long drive – and at different times of the year – with the seasons changing – – lots to see and talk about – forever!
“I feel… that – making “GOOD FRIENDS” and for a LIFE-TIME – is really what … we were planted on this “EARTH” to do!” DV
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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!” *****
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“Sister Mary Emeline – always a BEST FRIEND!”
“Sister Mary Emeline” – one of the “BEST of NUNS” at the German St. Vincent Orphanage – just so happened to become one of my very special people… in my LIFE – and until the day she went on her journey to HEAVEN – a FRIEND – someone that I always remembered on all occasions and still remember her BIRTHDAY was on the 21st of JUNE – but that was also FATHERS Day this year and so now – – “Happy Birthday… Sister Emeline!”
The above letter – regarding Sister Emeline – her LIFE and FAMILY – and as you read – she was also an ORPHAN – – and… in the very same – – GERMAN ST. VINCENT ORPHANAGE – so I feel that – with the knowledge she had of the situation of ORPHANS – she had a much better attitude with the children that were in the same ORPHANAGE – – – and in my case – she became a personal FRIEND to me – all the years that she and I were in the Normandy, Missouri location.
You just might want to say… “She was a real FRIEND to the END!” Many years later – after my leaving the Orphanage – – and when…We moved back to the Saint Louis area – I had called her – to make arrangements – so that I could bring her to my home for the day and stay for dinner – – and my sons Lee and Al would play the piano and organ – and we would always have a very nice time together – something so different than just a visit at the Orphanage! I always thought that it was good for her to have somewhere to go – that was more entertaining for her and even FUN – including the long drive – and at different times of the year – with the seasons changing – – lots to see and talk about – forever!
“I feel… that – making “GOOD FRIENDS” and for a LIFE-TIME – is really what … we were planted on this “EARTH” to do!”
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