Sister Audrey Walsh, CCVI

Sister Audrey Walsh, CCVI, a Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, TX died on November 4, 2015, at St. Anne Convent, Houston, TX. Sr. Audrey was born in 1921 to Charles Walsh and Sarah Newell Walsh in Carrabeg, Headford, Co. Galway, Ireland and was given the name Bridget. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, TX on July 16, 1937, at St. Michael Convent, Co. Clare, Ireland. Sr. Audrey consecrated her life to God by perpetual profession of vows on June 6, 1947 at Villa de Matel, Houston, Texas.

A registered nurse and degreed medical technologist by profession, Sr. Audrey ministered to God’s people at St. Joseph Hospital, Houston; St. Therese and Hotel Dieu Hospitals in Beaumont as the laboratory supervisor; and then as laboratory supervisor at St. Mary Hospital, Long Beach, CA. Beginning in 1970, Sr. Audrey volunteered to minister to the poor of Huehuetenango, Guatemala at Hospital Nacional as the laboratory supervisor and later in ministry in Guatemala City. In 1983, she was missioned to COAR (Community of Oscar Arnulfo Romero) Zaragoza, El Salvador to care for children orphaned as a result of the violent civil war in the country. Her ministry in El Salvador and Guatemala expanded over 27 years of caring service to the poor and neglected, and she gave of herself to provide others with new life. Upon returning to the U.S., Sr. Audrey served as a patient representative at Regis/St. Elizabeth Centers, Waco, TX and later as superior at St. Placidus Convent, Houston.

Sr. Audrey is survived by one sister, Mrs. Katie Gannon of Ireland, and several nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces. We extend many thanks to all who cared for Sister during her last days.

Sister Audrey’s body will be received at the Immaculate Conception Chapel, Villa de Matel, 6510 Lawndale St., Houston, TX at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2015, followed by Evening Praise and a celebration of her life. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Immaculate Conception Chapel, Villa de Matel at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2015. The Rite of Committal will follow at the Villa de Matel Cemetery.