St Basil Academy - Basilianette Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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T Doctor Elwood T. uinn 188 -1953

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.9 ol70Utl'lg 2l'l'l0l . It was nearrng mrd day on Tuesday uly 28 1953 when God called Home to Hrmself Doctor Elwood T Qurnn of enkrntown Pennsylvanra physrcran advrser and beloved frrend of the Srsters of St Basrl the Great and St Basrl Academy Thrs day marked a mrlestone rn the hrstory of the convent and St Basrl Academy Doctor urnn had been the nuns physrcran srnce 1926 and physrcran for St Basrl Academy from 1931 to 1938 when he gracrously placed the students under the lovrng and capable medrcal care of hrs daughter our own Doctor Bernadrn C urnn Conahan But he contrnued as the convent physrcran untrl hrs death DOCTOR QUINN How much he rs mrssed' The one long rrng of the doorbell that was so characterrstrcally hrs The rap on the door of the srckroom that was all hrs own The cheery greetrng The excellent medrcal care and prescrrptrons that helped to make you well because they were prescrrbed by Doctor urnn Always so calm cheerful hrs vrsrt left one lookrng forward to the next one regardless how parn ful the next vrsrt mrght prove to be One felt the touch of Chrrst rn hrs skrlled pro fessronal hands One saw the love of Chrrst for the srck rn hrs words and smrle DOCTOR QUINN How lovrngly and prayerfully he rs remembered' For hrs lrkeness to Chrrst rn lus love of souls especrally the srck For hrs krngly gracrous ness that made the nun appornted to lead hrm to the srck feel prrvrle ed ever after For hrs love of God s nature especrally hrs love of flowers some varrety of whrch ever rergned rn hrs lapel DOCTOR QUINN How eternally grateful we are' For hrs enrrchment of the convent and academy of St Basrl wrth hrs example of herorc unselfrshness krnd heartedness For hrs eloquent though srlent teachrngs of how to supernaturalrze our darly tasks and thereby attarn sanctrty For hrs examples of fortrtude and perseverance rn face of drffrcultres For hrs rememberrng to provrde the nuns wrth a physrcran who would take hrs place once he was gone DOCTOR QUINN' He was loved rn lrfe St Basrl s shall not forget hrm rn death l Al O O ' :J 1 9 ' J s a s Q. , .. . .., . , . 9 9 ' ' 9 1 a ' an- , ' , ... ' . . . ..U D . , . . . . ... , , I . . . Q . . I ., . . . , - .

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weird xam A ncouraged Verv Rexerend Murhcr M. lfuxcbia, OSBM Supfrior Geneml of llvc Sixlwir of Sain! Basil Ike Gnu! fl if v s i E '95 I Reverend Mother M. Jerome, OSBM Prorinfiul Sllpefilll' Mother NI. Basil, OSBNI Snperiur of Sl. limi! Conzeut