Sister Mary Kevin Cronin, OP, who was a member of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation in Nashville for 67 years, died on Dec. 11. She was 85.
Sister Mary Kevin was born in Chicago as the daughter of the late Michael and Alice Stephens Cronin. She attended St. Cecilia Academy, graduating in 1958. She entered the Dominican Sisters the same year, making her profession of vows in 1960.
With a heart for the education of young children, Sister Mary Kevin served for more than 30 years as a teacher in Catholic schools across Tennessee. She taught at St. Mary School in Oak Ridge from 1963-1965. She also helped to take care of the congregation’s infirm Sisters before moving to the infirmary herself. In recent years, Sister Mary Kevin has supported the congregation through her prayers and sacrifices.
A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Keven was celebrated on Dec. 13 at the St. Cecilia motherhouse in Nashville. A burial service in the convent cemetery followed the Mass.