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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2006-01-18, Page 10lam 4 Page 10 January 18, 2006 • The Huron Expositor • News Sister Teresa Ryan wins humanitarian Susan Hundertmark aimmin Sister Teresa Ryan, originally from the Walton area, has been named to the Mayor's New Year's Honour List in London, Ont. for her humanitarian work in London and several third world countries. "Sister Teresa Ryan has spent a lifetime caring for others. Whether working with disabled children in Peru, providing support to residents at St. Mary's Hospital or ensuring the hungry masses are fed, . Sister Teresa is there," says a press release on the City of London web- site. Ryan, who attended S.S.#7 in • snt McKillop and Seaforth District High School, trained as a nurse's assistant before entering the Sisters of St. Joseph in London in 1973. Director of the St. Joseph's . Hospitality Centre (better known as the Dundas Street East Soup Kitchen) for the. past three years, Ryan also worked at the Women's Transition Horne in London for seven and a half years until it closed two years ago. "A couple, of hundred people go through the soupkitchen every day Teres e2 "YOUR RENOVATION AND HOME SPECIALISTS!" FAMILY HOME PLAN H13=528 MAIN FLOOR PLAN 2251 SQ. FT. (209.1 M2) WIDTH 60' - 8" (18.5M) DEPTH 54'-10" (16.7M) MOW F100111 *XX. ,.r.v r VJ'.a•' t r +vw 4.. and Teresa knows all these people by name," says Sister Jean Moylan, also a member of the St. Joseph's com- munity. "Many of them are homeless or have a very low income and many, are mentally ill and can't hold jobs. She goes to visit them when they're sick and a Ryan she's often there when y they're dying. She's a hard worker - tireless," says Moylan. Ryan says the London ,soup kitchen is an important community • Excavating Inc. S Derrida VanDriel 527-0609 Simon VanDriel 482-3783 jaal ua`ior. 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