More than a decade ago, I taught at a small, private school for Native Americans in Santa Fe. There were only about a dozen faculty for our school in grades 7-12, and we were close.
It is with great sadness that I read about the murder of one of my former colleagues, Sister Marguerite, on Halloween. She was extremely kind to me when I was a fledgling teacher, and she was greatly committed to social justice work in the poorest communities. My prayers are with her roommate, and my teaching mentor, Sister Magdalena, and the community of Navajo, New Mexico.
November 5th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Oh dear, I’m so sorry. My thoughts are with you and with your former colleagues.
November 6th, 2009 at 5:54 am
So horrifying, and I hope this acts as a catalyst for something good, because she seems like the kind of woman who would have wanted that.
As an aside, “Samson Cowboy” is an awesome name. Sorry, but I just had to mention that.
November 6th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Truly awful. The news here is pretty circumspect, no details at all on the arrest still. I don’t think anyone really knows what to make of it.