Sister Theresa Lardner OP

I met Tecie when I was a student brother in Berkeley. She was on sabbatical and she was a joy, funny, spiritually alive and great to be around. Years later she came to our priory in Irving, TX and she told me 'John you can take the girl out of New York,but you can't take New York out of the girl.' She went back to N.Y. We preached a retreat in Ossining, a great preacher, a great Dominican! God bless. f. John Lydon, OP New Orleans, LA

And, from another fellow Jeanite, I remember Tecie as a fun-loving girl with a gleam in her eye! I wish I had gotten to know her better. My sincerest sympathy to her family and friends, but, especially after reading earlier comments, we can rest assured that she is now where we all one day hope to be.

So sad to hear the news of the passing of my fellow Jeanite. I remember her as a kind and gentle person even back in our teenage years in high school. Our prayers are with Patricia and all her family! May God surround them with His Love and Compassion.

I had the pleasure and privilege of working with this great woman twice in my life. The two years of my cadet career she was a constant, reassuring, and yes, INDOMITABLE presence. When I returned later as the Organist Choirmaster at Holy Trinity, I don't mind saying I couldn't have done anything without her. What guts, what gumption, what moxie, what drive, and all of it evidence of the great love that permeated every fiber of her being. I consider myself to be one of the luckiest people...

The Manhattan College alumni community shares the grief, and is now praying for our fellow alumni and the family at this time. The Alumni Office has been informed. As well as the Jasper Jottings community that I personally can reach. We are all a little poorer now. "No man is an island, entire of itself ... any man's death diminishes me". We are sorry for your loss.

My cousin, Tecie,has been an inspiration to me.She was both a very strong and very gentle woman.She was 11 years old on her first trip to Ireland and her last was to celebrate my mother's 90th birthday. It was a great joy to spend time with her in New York about this time last year,the lovely boat trip around Manhatten that she treated me and my sister to with Ginny and Father Tom. She was full of a real awareness of the issues affecting the majority of people localy and globably poverty...

Woke up to see the sad news on my phone about Tecie, but the first thought of remembrance I had was her smile and her joy that just enveloped all of us who were blest to know her, so as we are diminished by her passing, we are enriched by her presence among us. We give thanks for the gift of Sr. Tecie Lardner O.P. and try to honor her life by continuing to live a joyful life in the Lord so that everyone we touch as she did will know the love and joy of Jesus Christ