Report to the Board of Trustees
From the National Representative Council

Report delivered by Ron DuBois

Sad News

I have received news that Frank Murray, Representative from Region 7, died on Palm Sunday. I talked with his wife, Alice, who is a former classmate of mine from graduate school. She said that Frank had been diagnosed with acute leukemia in February, had a bad fall last week and didn’t recover. The funeral Mass will be tomorrow at 7:00 pm at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Menomonee Falls WI.

Alice’s address is
N61W15763 Skyline Drive,
Menomonee Falls WI 53051.

Elections

Elections for Representatives have been conducted in several regions in recent weeks. I have been informed of the following results.

Region 1: Donna Doucette, Ron DuBois, Pat Gomez, Janet Merchant, Steve Sheehan

Region 2: Dan Bartley and Sheila Peiffer: Ed Wilson previously elected

Region 3: Bud Bretschneider and Bill Culleton

Region 4: no results yet: two candidates including Rich Moriarty; Chuck Miller previously elected.

Region 5: Susan Vogt

Region 6: Ed Friedl; Kris Ward previously elected

Region 7: Janet Hauter as current sole candidate, no election yet: Frank Murray deceased

Region 8: Bob Schwiderski – previously elected

Region 9: David Biersmith to replace Bob Kaintz

Region 10: Lisa Kendzior – previously elected

Region 11: no word, Jim Jenkins and Hugh O’Regan possible candidates

Region 12: Gary Alan Spanovich to replace Linda Mains

Region 13: no candidates to date to replace Frank Douglas

Region 14: Rosa Maria Montenegro and Doug Roach – previously elected

Resolutions

Two resolutions on Financial Accountability and one on Protecting Children have passed the NRC by wide margins after significant positive response from the members in the regions. The resolution from the Goal 2 committee has been widely discussed by the NRD and revised by the Committee. It will be voted on next week. The resolution of National/Local Balance has been discussed and has been sent to some of the larger affiliates for their comments. It requires much further discussion and perhaps revision. It will be on the agenda for the April meeting. [The full texts and voting tally for the passed resolutions, and the text for the upcoming vote, are here.]

Remembering Frank Murray

Frank Murray, representative to the VOTF National Council from Wisconsin, died on Palm Sunday. He had been diagnosed with leukemia only a short month before. Frank spent 30 years with the Maryknoll Fathers, serving mostly as a missioner in East Africa. When he resigned from Maryknoll he married Alice Haller who had herself been a Maryknoll Sister. They had no children. For many years Frank worked as a management consultant working with a variety of companies, many of them in third world countries. He was a lifelong activist, working to combat AIDS, third world poverty, the proliferation of land mines and of small arms, and the extortion of child soldiers. He joined VOTF because he recognized the failure of bishops to employ intelligent management practices in dealing with sexual abuse and financial mismanagement in the Church. Ron DuBois



In the Vineyard
April 5, 2007
Volume 6, Issue 7 Printer Friendly Version (PDF)


Page One

Report to Board of Trustees from Council

“Remembering Frank Murray from Ron DuBois

Easter letter from VOTF president Mary Pat Fox

Commentary
Agency, Community and Spirituality” – Sr. Theresa Kane at VOTF Bridgeport CT

“Confession: The Making of a Sacrament” – Gaile Pohlhaus

 


Structural Change Working Group

Voice of Renewal/Lay Education

Prayerful Voice

Goal 2 - Priest Support


Donate

Join VOTF

Contact Us 

Archives


VOTF Home

For an overview of press coverage of VOTF, click here.

VOTF relies solely on the contributions of people like you to support its work.
©Voice of the Faithful 2007.All Rights Reserved