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Sister Mary Timothy (Sister Betty Donahue) 1958–1963 Sister Betty Donohue made a lasting impact as a loyal friend and a woman with answers. Her service to Christ the King School began in 1939, where she taught for two separate stints before being named principal in 1958. She left in 1963 for Atlanta’s D’Youville Academy but returned to CKS as librarian in 1980. Those who worked at the school at the time remembered her library as a cheerful spot
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with banners, flowers, and comfortable chairs. In 1981 she was honored as Woman of the Year by the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women. During a Mass in 2010 honoring the service of Grey Nuns, Father Richard Lopez spoke of the impact that Sister Donahue, who took the name Sister Mary Timothy and was known as “Big Tim,” made on a generation of children. When she died at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in 1993, a group of men who had been boys at CKS gathered to form an honor guard in remembrance of her. With the exception of one year in Pennsylvania, Sister Mary Timothy spent much of her life ministering to people in Atlanta.
Sister Mary Virginia McGuire 1964–1966 Sister Mary Virginia McGuire was born in Philadelphia and met the Grey Nuns at Little Flower High School. Her years of experience teaching in elementary schools led to her job
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