For nearly 25 years, Deacon Doherty brought compassion and hope to inmates at three New York correctional facilities.

Father Burke spent over 40 years at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx as a priest, educator, and counselor.

Sister Clare Roche professed final vows as a Sister of the Presentation in 1954, and spent 64 years teaching in New York and Louisiana, along with serving as a pastoral associate and receptionist.

Sister Mary Beth served the Ursulines of the Eastern Province for 60 years as an educator, administrator, and parish minister in the Bronx and Yonkers, bringing deep faith and compassionate care to all she served.

From the Bronx to the episcopate, Bishop McDonnell carried his New York roots and Cardinal Spellman's formation into a decade of healing leadership in Springfield.