While Mrs. Denigan was not my French teacher, I know for many of you she was a well-loved teacher. May she rest in peace and love. Obituary courtesy St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Mary Margaret Denigan
Denigan,
Mary Margaret Died peacefully on February 9, 2016. Daughter of the late
Joseph E. and Margaret M. Touhill, she is survived by her two sons,
James B. Denigan, Jr. (Sue), and Joseph E. Denigan (Janice). Grandmother
to Jennifer Goltermann (Joseph) and Lauren Madras (Andrew) and
great-grandmother to Olivia and Katherine Goltermann, brother to Joseph
M. Touhill (Blanche). Mary Margaret was an accomplished artist,
seamstress and French history student. She graduated from Saint Louis
University with a B.A. in English in 1951 and a M.A. in English in 1953.
She retired from teaching after 34 years from Kirkwood High School in
1989. She had been a fierce advocate for those in need and undertook
service unknown to most. Always the teacher, she had high standards for
herself and others, but guarded those unable to serve. She cherished her
equally capable granddaughters. Services: Services private. Memorial
Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes, 7148 Forsyth Boulevard, University City,
Missouri, on Monday, February 15, at 11:00 a.m. Friends will be received
at 10:00 a.m. If desired, in lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Louis
Public Library Foundation, 1415 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri,
63103.Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch from Feb. 13 to Feb. 14, 2016
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