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Sparkill - Sister Theresa Angelo OP of the Dominican Sisters, Sparkill, New York, died June 27, 2020 in Dominican Convent Siena Hall. She was 80 years old.
Born in Bronx, New York on June 30, 1939, Stella Constance was the daughter of Ralph and Stella Lukasewski Girolamo. She entered the Dominican Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary in Sparkill on September 8, 1958 and received the name Sister Theresa Angelo. She professed first vows in 1960 and final Vows in 1965.
Sister Theresa Angelo received a BS in Education from St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, NY, 1963 and an MNS in Earth Science from the University of Oklahoma, 1973.
Sister Theresa Angelo's teaching ministry include: St. Agnes Home & School, Sparkill, NY (1958-1961); St. Catherine of Siena School, NYC (1961-1966); St. Paul, Norwich, NY (1966-1968); Holy Trinity HS, Hicksville, NY (1968-1978); St. Rose of Lima, NYC (1978-1983); and Aquinas HS, Bronx, NY (1983-1994). In 1994, Sister Theresa Angelo responded to the needs of immigrant families at St. Rita's Center for Immigrant and Refugees Services, Bronx, NY, as Coordinator of the ESL State Program (1994-2005); Assistant Director (2005-2015); and Director (2015-2019). She retired to Dominican Convent in 2019.
Sister Theresa Angelo is predeceased by her parents Ralph and Stella Lukasewski Girolamo. She is survived by her sister Amy Cammerato, her brothers Ralph, Vincent (Rosemary), beloved nieces and nephews and their children.
Private Viewing and Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, Sparkill, NY on Wednesday, July 1. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery. Arrangements are by Higgins Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Dominican Sisters, at the above address, attention - Sister Mary Murray, President.
Michael J Higgins Funeral Service
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