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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MARCH 29, 2013
OBITUARIES
ARCHBISHOP APPOINTS 2 TO CCCYO BOARD
FATHER ANDREW MAGINNIS, SJ – JESUIT FOR 73 YEARS
the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Msgr. O’Connor was appointed pastor of Mission Dolores Basilica in 1983. On March 27, 1989, he was named a Prelate of Honor by Pope John Paul II with the title of monsignor. Msgr. O’Connor continued serving at Mission Dolores until 1997 when he was named pastor of St. Mary’s Cathedral. After his retirement he remained in close contact with his family, and with his support group and many friends. Msgr. O’Connor He is survived by his sister, Peggy Vollert, and nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass was celebrated March 22 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Remembrances may be made to the Priests’ Retirement Fund, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109.
Jesuit Father Andrew Francis Maginnis, 89, died March 17 in the Jesuits’ Regis Infirmary, Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, Los Gatos. He had been a Jesuit for 73 years, an ordained priest for 50. Born in San Francisco, Father Maginnis attended St. Patrick School and St. Ignatius College Preparatory. He graduated in 1939 and entered the Jesuit Novitiate at Los Gatos. He was ordained a priest Father Maginnis in St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, by Archbishop John J. Mitty June 12, 1952. In 1974 Archbishop Joseph McGucken named Father Maginnis vicar for religious for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, a role in which he served until 2004. A funeral Mass was celebrated March 22 at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center with inurnment at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery. Donations in memory of Father Maginnis may be made to the California Province of the Society of Jesus, P.O. Box 68, Los Gatos 95031.
SISTER MERCEDES REYGADAS, SH, 88
Society of Helpers Sister Mercedes Reygadas died March 5, in Chicago at the age of 88. Born in Mexico City. she entered the novitiate of the Society of Helpers in Chappaqua, N.Y., March 12, 1943. Sister Mercedes served in religious education at Mater Dolorosa Parish in South San Francisco. Also, in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, she is remembered Sister Mercedes for her many years with the Reygadas, SH Movimiento Familiar Cristiano, Marriage Encounter and Latin America Mission programs. She completed her years in ministry in service to the sick at Kaiser Permanente and people living with AIDS. A memorial Mass was celebrated March 16 in Illinois. Remembrances may be made to the Society of Helpers, 4721 J South Woodlawn, Chicago, IL 60615.
MSGR. JOHN O’CONNOR – RETIRED CATHEDRAL PASTOR
Msgr. John O’Connor, retired pastor of Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, died March 15. He was 78 years old. Born in San Francisco and baptized at Holy Name of Jesus Church where he also attended grade school, he was a 1952 graduate of Archbishop Riordan High School. He then entered St. Joseph College, Mountain View to begin study for the priesthood. He was ordained from St. Patrick’s Seminary & University, Menlo Park by Archbishop John J. Mitty June 11, 1960. Msgr. O’Connor initially served at St. Stephen Church before entering Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., to complete a master’s degree in social work. Beginning in 1963, he served in leadership posts with Catholic Social Services of
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone has appointed Jane Crowley Pardini and Michael L. Pautler to the board of directors of Catholic Charities CYO, the social services arm of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Jane Crowley Michael L. CCCYO anPardini Pautler nounced. The board governs the organization, whose services help the most vulnerable families in San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo Counties. Pardini is a litigation contract attorney and author of “The Babysitting Book: Everything You and Your Babysitter Need to Know Before You Leave the House “(The McGraw-Hill Companies). She has practiced in San Francisco since 2008 and earlier worked at Nixon Peabody LLP (Lillick & Charles). A graduate of University of California Hastings College of Law, most of her volunteer activities have been at her children’s schools, Convent of the Sacred Heart and Stuart Hall. Pautler recently retired as the executive vice president and chief financial officer at NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co., where he served since 2001. Prior to that, he was executive vice president and CFO at USI Insurance Services. A certified public accountant, Pautler served on the St. Hilary parish and school finance committee, and was on the Marin District Council of St. Vincent de Paul. He coached CYO basketball, serves as an extraordinary minister of holy Communion and a committee member for the Vincentian Villa for the San Francisco Archdiocesan Council of St. Vincent de Paul. The CCCYO board of directors works under the guidance of Archbishop Cordileone, chairman. Deborah Dasovich is president; Mark Okashima, treasurer; and Carlos Alvarez, secretary.
Archdiocese of San Francisco Restorative Justice Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns
MINISTRY FOR VICTIMS AND FAMILIES OF VIOLENT CRIME Dear Brothers and Sisters: We appeal to your kindness and compassion for Josefa Osorio-Acevedo 50 years old killed March 9, her two sons Amado Osorio-Acevedo 23 years old and Josué OsorioAcevedo 15 years also killed March 9, 2013 from a suspected drunken driver.
DONATIONS ARE BEING RECEIVED AT: BANK OF THE WEST ACCOUNT: OSORIO MEMORIAL May God Bless you for you generosity, Julio Escobar If you would like to receive more information please call (415) 861-9579 or e-mail escobarj@sfarchdiocese.org