dead Sister Wendys' Odyssey

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Sister Maximillanne Young, 59, from the Poor Clares closed order of nuns in Devon, after throwing herself off a cliff. 

 

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Her fall was witnessed by Clifford Dobson who been on a coastal walk with his wife.

He said: “There was something wrong about the location and how she was walking. I thought to myself she should not be there.

“She was around 20 to 30ft from me walking across the grass to the cliff edge. I don’t think she realised I was there. She seemed to pause and steady herself.

"Her nature changed from being unsteady to steady without a break in stride and she stepped over the edge.”

He told how she fell on to a cliff ledge 20ft below and despite his cries to stay where she was, she rolled her body over the edge and fell 100ft below.

 

[gcreptile 10,972]

"World's oldest nun" Sister Cecylia Roszak, who also saved Jews from the Nazis, dead at 110 (!):

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6413295/Worlds-oldest-nun-helped-hide-Jewish-children-Nazis-dies-aged-110.html

 

Edit: DDP pick!

[Spade_Cooley 9,527]

54 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

"World's oldest nun" Sister Cecylia Roszak, who also saved Jews from the Nazis, dead at 110 (!):

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6413295/Worlds-oldest-nun-helped-hide-Jewish-children-Nazis-dies-aged-110.html

 

Edit: DDP pick!

There is an older nun!

[charon 4,943]

7 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said:

There is an older nun!

 

 

Born and bred a prod, doesn't count

 

 

Eta if you want an actual born Fenian nun, Tava Colo, could claim to be even older. Born in Mayotte in 1902, she is 115. But this age is not formally proven since the French colony did not register births at the time.

[Doornail 38]

4 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

There is an older nun!

 

The confusion came because the journalists asked "Is she the oldest?" and they responded "There's nun older".

[YoungWillz 21,046]

Here's a couple of Twitterings, make of them what you will:

 

 

 

[Joey Russ 7,227]

Looks to be true: 

Condolences to DDT...

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

A shocking miss from the DL!  I've been saying since 2005 that she was on the way out.

[YoungWillz 21,046]

One of my first picks on here for various things, however, I lost faith.

 

Enjoyed her programmes. RIP.

[drol 11,946]

Finally.

[Joey Russ 7,227]

Mirror obit.

[charon 4,943]

 

 

Christ, they're still doing Downfall videos.

 

 

 

 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

5 hours ago, DevonDeathTrip said:

A shocking miss from the DL!  I've been saying since 2005 that she was on the way out.

WHY won't they LISTEN?!!!

[CoffinLodger 1,248]

So is she the same Wendy that the thread was started about all those  years ago ?If so it's unusual  for someone to have their own thread for so many years but never make it on to the list isn't it?

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Canadian nun Sister Catherine Roche, 96. 

 

Nearly fifty years after taking her final vows, Roche decided to try her hand at acting, subsequently receiving plaudits and awards for her role in the docufilm The Company of Strangers.

[Ulitzer95 12,619]

American Roman Catholic nun and writer Sister Margherita Marchione (wiki) dead at 99.

[Spade_Cooley 9,527]

 

 

[Spade_Cooley 9,527]

As a follower of Sister Catherine on Twitter (left-footedness never leaves a boy), she did write a piece for her blog a few weeks back that suggested she was coming to the end of her story.

[Spade_Cooley 9,527]

On 23/06/2021 at 15:56, Spade_Cooley said:

As a follower of Sister Catherine on Twitter (left-footedness never leaves a boy), she did write a piece for her blog a few weeks back that suggested she was coming to the end of her story.

 

 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

On 09/07/2021 at 06:47, Spade_Cooley said:

 

 

 

At least she was American in her final words.  What a fine way for this institution of a person to depart this earth!

[YoungWillz 21,046]

Catherine Wybourne's breath - none. (Nun, geddit?)

 

https://archbishopcranmer.com/rip-sr-catherine-wybourne-aka-digitalnun/

 

Edit: DDP Pick.

[Joey Russ 7,227]

A few years ago I would’ve said she was a cert to obit but the cuts in specialty obits recently put some doubt on my mind. Still, if she ends up obitting kudos to those who picked her. 

[YoungWillz 21,046]

2 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

A few years ago I would’ve said she was a cert to obit but the cuts in specialty obits recently put some doubt on my mind. Still, if she ends up obitting kudos to those who picked her. 

I wonder. Richard Coles has given a glowing one on Tweetletown about the comfort she gave him after his partner's death and he is no slow shakes at getting attention for causes close to his heart.

 

50/50 I'd say, unless the Mail/Mirror/Express are reading this right now. Certainly the Worcester Telegraph will be on the case.

[Ulitzer95 12,619]

4 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

A few years ago I would’ve said she was a cert to obit but the cuts in specialty obits recently put some doubt on my mind. Still, if she ends up obitting kudos to those who picked her. 

There's not much of a backlog for the obit writers atm. Despite a lot of DDP hits, there haven't been many "big" names dying.

She's obscure, but interesting enough to at least get a Guardian Other Lives obit or some kind of Mail Online spread... famous last words... I've probably just doomed her as a pick now. 

[Spade_Cooley 9,527]

My assumption was always on a Guardian obituary rather than a "breaking news" Sun splash. We shall see. Very sorry to lose her, some of her final tweets were quiet poetic in a way. Still, points.