SISTER LEONARDI WHOOLEY, CCVI, died at Villa de Matel Center on
Thursday, December 10, 1998. Sister was born on October 9, 1917, the daughter
of Patrick Whooley and Mary Buckley of Co. Cork, Ireland. Sister
entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word on
July 2, 1933, and made Final Profession of Religious Vows on June 6,
1945. Sister served as Accountant and Director in the business offices of
many of the Congregation's institutions, namely St. Theresa and Hotel
Dieu Hospitals in Beaumont, Texas; St. Joseph Hospital in Houston; St.
Michael Hospital in Texarkana, Arkansas; and St. Mary Hospital in
Galveston, TX. She served as Hospital Treasurer for St. Frances Cabrini
Hospital, Alexandria, LA. Sister is survived by three brothers, Diarmuid and
Tadg Whooley of Co. Cork, Ireland, and Patrick John Whooley of Dublin,
Ireland; and three sisters, Sister Frances Therese Whooley, CCVI, of
Nassau Bay, Texas, Sister Ann Whooley of Co. Cork, Ireland, and Sister
Rita Whooley of Chesire, England. Wake Services will begin at 5:00 pm,
Friday, December 11, 1998, at Villa de Matel Chapel, 6510 Lawndale
Avenue, Houston. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am, Saturday,
December 12, 1998, at Villa de Matel Chapel. Interment will be in the
adjacent Convent Cemetery.