Sister Lucy (Lucy Julie) Holguin

We remember with gratitude the life of Sister Lucy Holguin who was a Sister of Notre Dame for 79 years. She died peacefully at the age of 97 at Mercy Retirement and Care Center in Oakland where she was lovingly cared for during the past fifteen years. Sister Lucy entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1946 after graduating from Santa Barbara Catholic High School. A beloved elementary teacher for more than 35 years, she taught in schools in Chico, Alameda, Campbell, Salinas, Los Angeles, San Jose, Belmont, Honolulu, Santa Barbara, and Seahurst. Having completed a Master’s degree in Administration and Supervision, she served as principal in four schools, including her own Alma Mater, Dolores School in Santa Barbara. In 1974 Sister Lucy participated in a program of spiritual renewal in Rome which brought her into contact with the wider Notre Dame world. Ten years later, she began her pastoral ministry as Director of Religious Education in her home parish of Our Lady of Sorrows. After her retirement in 1998, she continued to share her gifts in volunteer ministry in Santa Barbara for many years. Moving to Mercy Care and Retirement Center in Oakland in 2010, she became an active member of the Notre Dame community there and continued her volunteer ministry by reaching out to other residents in whatever ways they needed. Sisters of Notre Dame Foundress St. Julie Billiart was known for her charity and joy, qualities that Lucy expressed throughout her life. Noted for her outgoing nature, love of children, competent leadership, and openness to new ideas, Sister Lucy enjoyed being a Sister and stated “I am grateful to be living in these times. It is exciting to see how our religious life will change if we let it happen.” Daughter of Esequiel and Julia Holguin, and sister of Lucia Martinez Lopez, Max Holguin, and Tom Holguin (all deceased), she is lovingly remembered by her nieces, nephews, friends, co- orkers, former students, and Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated for Sister Lucy at 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 27 in the Chapel at the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Province Center, 1520 Ralston Avenue, in Belmont, California. The burial will be held at Mission Santa Clara at 2:30pm. Contributions in Sister Lucy’s memory may be made to Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, 1520 Ralston Ave, Belmont, CA 94002 or online at snddeneastwest.org. Further information about her life can be found at https://snddeneastwest. org/sisters/lucy-holguin/.