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SISTER MARIE DE LOURDES O.P.
Sept. 17, 1923 - Sept. 30, 2015
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Daughter of the late Eugene and Florence Bessac, past owners of the Riverbank News. Born in Riverbank, CA Sept 17, 1923. 1939 graduate of Oakdale High School. 1943 graduate of Dominican University of California (Dominican College). Taught first grade at Riverbank Elementary School 1944-1945. Entered Dominican Convent 1946. Taught at St. Rose Academy, San Francisco and Santa Catalina School, Monterey. Medical Transcriber at St Josephs Hospital in Stockton. Survived by her sister Josephine Bessac Landon of Riverbank, and several generations of nieces and nephews and many friends throughout the Bay Area and San Jose area.

The Riverbank (Calif.) News
Oct. 21, 2015