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Sister Connie, 1935 - 2020

5/22/2020

 
​by Mark Ely
Photos of Sister Connie from 2005+
We are deeply saddened to hear of the unexpected passing of Sister Connie of the Maryknoll Contemplative Community in Lemoa, Guatemala.  Connie was a source of inspiration and hope to countless people in both Guatemala and the United States. Her incredibly generous and ecumenical spirit will be missed profoundly.

Connie lived life on her own terms, and those terms were tough.  She had strong opinions and delivered them in an even stronger Bronx accent.  She had no patience for greed and corruption.  She felt that change in Guatemala was only going to come from the bottom up.
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Sister Connie in November, 2018.
Unlike many opinionated people, she put her money where her mouth was.  She dedicated her life to helping those in extreme need.  And she got a lot done.

​She was building homes for poor families in Lemoa long before we started, and our own home-building program was based on her work up to that point.  She knew widows and orphans from the civil war, and always had a list of the neediest.  She put us in contact with local leadership to help identify schools that needed better facilities.  More recently, she helped start a nutrition program in Lemoa which is doing great work.
I consider myself fortunate to have spent so much time in Connie's company.  She was one of those rare people who change the course of your life without you knowing it.  I will miss her deeply.

​Biography
Constance Pospisil joined the Maryknoll order on February 12, 1957, as a nurse from Rockville Centre, N.Y.  She began work in Chile in 1961 in clinics and in community-based health education programs.  In 1982 she returned to the Maryknoll Sisters Center in New York.  In 1989 Sister Connie was assigned to Brazil, where she worked to establish a health center for women on the northeast coast.  Sister Connie joined the Maryknoll Contemplative Community in Lemoa, Guatemala in 2004, where with Sister Helen Werner she maintained a prayer presence.  She also started a number of initiatives to help community members improve their lives. ​​ Connie was a board member of our local Pura Vida NGO in Guatemala.

[ Photos of Sister Connie from 2005+ ]

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