TN HJR0930

Honors the memory of Dominican Sister of Peace Marina Gibbons, OP, a Chicago native who devoted 79 years to religious vocation, education, and service

Sister Marina held degrees from Manhattan College (BA in English, Philosophy, and History), Rosary College (MA in Library Science), and St. Louis University (PhD in English Literature)

Served in Tennessee educational leadership roles including president of Siena College in Memphis and superintendent/president of St. Agnes/St. Dominic in Memphis beginning in 1978

Taught English in Vietnam starting in 1994 and served as vice president and academic dean of St. Catharine College in Kentucky from 1996 to 2001, continuing as volunteer until the college closed in 2016

Expresses sympathy and condolences to her surviving nieces, nephews, and the communities she served