Johanna Mary Frances Galvin MNZM QSM (12 May 1922 – 22 May 2021), better known as Sister Loyola Galvin, was a New Zealand religious sister.[1]
Sister Loyola Galvin | |
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| Born | Johanna Mary Frances Galvin 12 May 1922 Hāwera, New Zealand |
| Died | 22 May 2021 (aged 99) Upper Hutt, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Religious sister |
Galvin was born in Hāwera in 1922,[2] and became a nun who served the Wellington community.[1] She became known after the release of the award-winning documentary, Gardening with Soul.[1] In the 1996 New Year Honours, she was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service,[3] and she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to gardening, in the 2014 New Year Honours.[4]
Galvin died at the St Joseph's Home of Compassion in Upper Hutt on 22 May 2021, aged 99.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "'Need, not creed,' Nun who served Wellington community dies". Stuff. 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Interview with Sr Loyola Galvin". National Library of New Zealand. 21 October 2000. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "New Year honours list 1996". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 1995. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Loyola Galvin death notice". Dominion Post. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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