In Remembrance of Sr. Dorothy Ferrell

Sister Dorothy Ferrell, 69, of Rochester, MN passed away, Sunday, March 14, 1993. Many people will remember Sr. Dorothy for her many years of devotion, teaching, and service to the Franciscan congregation. I, on the other hand, will always remember her as my T’ai Chi Chih teacher.

Sr. Dorothy loved to do TCC. She found deep purpose and fulfillment through daily discipline and teaching. She taught numerous people through community education and public service programs, as well as private instruction. In my own words, Sr. Dorothy was a spiritual healer of the heart. She possessed the rare gift of opening people’s hearts through her love and sensitivity. She accredited this to her own healing through TCC. The night Sr. Dorothy died, she had been to a play with several other sisters. On the way home they stopped at Baker’s Square for pie and coffee. When they got in the car to go back to the convent, Sr. Dorothy expressed to one of the sisters that this had been the happiest day of her life. She then laid her head back in the seat and died.

In closing, I would like to thank Sr. Dorothy for teaching me how to love again and for opening me to the spiritual healing of T’ai Chi Chih. May we always be together through energy and spirit.

– Love always, your T’ai Chi Chih student
Laura Jacobson, Rochester, MN