[Announce] More on Nina Polcyn Moore long time CW and friend of Dorothy Day

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Here is another email about the death of Nina Moore, which gives more details about her life and involvement with the Catholic Worker movement.  RMW

> From: Rosalie Riegle <riegle(at)svsu.edu>*
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> Date: Feb 11, 2007 8:52 AM
 
> Nina Polcyn Moore, beloved supporter of the Catholic Worker and dear
> friend of Dorothy Day, died at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, February
> surrounded by family, former CW Barbara Blaine (Chicago St.
> Elizabeth's) and Dr. Peter.  Barbara and Dr. Peter were family to
> her--like the children she never had but without the baggage that
> children and mothers sometimes share.
> 
> Fr. Bob Pawell had prayed with her in the afternoon and she died
> peacefully and oh, so ready to join our great cloud of witnesses.  She
> told me her mantra during the last two weeks was "Wrap it up!"  And
> that's just one of many samples of her unfailing good humor even as
> her body went the way of all bodies.
> 
> Nina Polcyn  was not only a Catholic Worker pioneer--co-founding Holy
> Family House, the original house in Milwaukee--she was a most generous
> supporter.  She accompanied Dorothy on that famous trip to Russia, and
> when she married Thomas E. Moore (at the age of 57) she sent a
> wonderful meat feast to the Worker in New York.
> 
> When she learned of our 2006 National Gathering, she anonymously
> contributed $7,000 to make it possible.  She was also an enthusiastic
> supporter of people who were getting the message out, particularly
> actress Sarah Melici and film-maker Claudia Larson.
> 
> I am so absolutely grateful for Nina's life and friendship.  On her
> recommendation, I live in the co-op apartment where she used to live
> and I was blessed that I was able to visit her for short periods as
> she was slipping away.  Nina was alert and still cheerful when I saw
> her last Thursday, a truly valiant woman whom I shall greatly miss.
> 
> Here's a short obit which was in the Tribune this morning: 

>Nina Polcyn
> Moore, age 93, of Evanston, beloved wife of the late Thomas E. Moore;
> loving step-mother of Patrick, Michael, Mary Regina, Maureen and
> Kathleen Moore; cherished sister of Helen Heyrman; devoted aunt of
> Mary Heyrman Wechsler, Mark Heyrman, Anne Heyrman Szymczak, Paul and
> John Heyrman. Services and Interment are private.
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