Obituaries

Sr. Ellie Boyce was one of the best known members of the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic in Trinidad & Tobago. She was born in March 1912 and when sixteen years of age she became a Catholic, in spite of extraordinary opposition from her devout Anglican family. While in her early thirties she joined what was then called the Dominican Third Order or Tertiaries. She belonged to one of the Port of Spain Chapters but in the 1990s she transferred to her home base of Carenage and the St. Albert the Great Chapter. In April 1995 she went to

England

and married a Trinidadian childhood sweetheart. Her health was not good in that country and she had to return to Trinidad. Her husband died so she never revisited her adopted home. She died on 26 August 2006. She not only served as President of St. Albert the Great Chapter but she was an acknowledged ‘spiritual director’ and font of knowledge of things Dominican for her chapters and for the Lay Fraternities.

Born non 6 August 1915, she joined the St. Albert the Great Chapter in 1981 and remained a faithful member until her death on 15 September, feast of the Seven Sorrows of Our Blessed Mother Mary, 2006. She was married and had four children but she was renowned as mother to all the extended family and to even greater numbers.

fr. Jordan Russell Aumann, O.P., died Jan. 23, 2007, in Chicago, USA. He was born on June 15, 1916, in Detroit, MI, professed in 1939 and ordained in 1945. He was active in teaching, writing and spiritual direction. Fr. Aumann, a world renowned peritus, published 8 books on spiritual theology.

fr. Anthony Con Roche, O.P. died on February 21, 2007, in Drogheda, Ireland. He was born on 8 September 1918, professed on 15 September 1939 and ordained on 15 July 1945. He was former parish priest of Toco, Assumption Maraval, San Juan and Prior of Holy Cross Priory, Arima.

fr. Anthony Roddy, O.P. died on February 25, 2007, in

Ireland

where he had gone for treatment. He was a member of the House of Formation in St. Joseph. He was born on 26 March 1919, professed on 17 March 1939 and ordained on 15 December 1982. He was former Assistant or Parish Priest in Pointe-a-Pierre, Tortuga, San Rafael, Gonzales, Delaford, member of Holy Cross Priory, Arima and House of Formation in St. Joseph.

Sr. Marie Goretti Gay, O.P. died on 18 February 2007. She was born on 11 January 1942 and entered the novitiate in 1961, making first profession in 1963 and final in 1969. She was a Sate Registered Nursed, having studied in England. She spent thirty years in the Maternity Unit of Port of Spain General Hospital. She also worked in St. Dominic’s Children’s Home, Port of Spain. She was Prioress in St. Dominic’s Convent, Barataria where she died.

Sr. Rose Madeleine Clifton, O.P. died on April 3, 2007, at Holy Name Convent. She was born on 6 June 1911, entered the Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena of Etrepagny in 1947, making profession in 1948 and final profession in 1951. She spent ten years in St. Dominic’s Children’s Home but before and after the whole of her religious lie was spent in the Holy Named Training Centre

Sr. Martin of Mary Barton, O.P. died on April 7, 2007, in Holy Name Convent, Port of Spain. She was born on 12 March 1920 and entered the Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena of Etrepagny in 1948, making profession in 1950 and final profession in 1953. She was very musical and composed many hymns. She was assigned to St. Dominic’s Children’s Home, to Montreal in Canada, Holy Name Convent, once again back to St. Dominic’ Home, the Catholic Chaplaincy Community at the University of the West Indies, Veritas House of Prayer in Pt. Fortin, Dominican Convent in Arima and finally she returned to Holy Name Convent.

Born on 19 October 1920 she entered the Lay Fraternities in St. Albert the Great Chapter, Carenage in 1981. She remained a faithful member until her death on 2 May 2007. By her marriage she had four children but she was step-mother to her husband’s ten children by his previous marriage.

fr. Francis Timothy Conway, O.P. died on 24 May 2007 in Tallaght, Ireland. He was born on 11 March 1922, professed on 9 November 1941, and ordained on 13 July 1947. He served in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Port of Spain, and as parish priest in Couva, Arouca and St. Finbar's in Diego Martin where he built the present church.