Tribute to a Great Lady

I was fortunate over the years to know Marie Quinlan, indeed Mother of Perpetual Help Center was fortunate as well. Marie had a great love for Mother Mary and this was shown explicitly by her collection of statues of Mary. Included in her collection was a statue of a Thai Madonna which I had given to her.

Over the years Marie has been very generous to Mother of Perpetual Help Center. Her generosity reached an endless number of people, not only in Thailand, but many other missions and missionaries in America and overseas. Her generosity will not go unrewarded - Marie will have a high place in heaven for sure.

Our Villa Marie hospice and intensive care unit for adults with HIV/AIDS was named in her honor. It was an honor to be present at her funeral in September while I was in America doing fund raising. Marie was 98, she had a good life and enjoyed the fine arts. Marie enjoyed her many years as a teacher and had kept in contact with many of her students over the years as well.