She was kind, patient and caring with everyone whom she met, and no request was ever too much for her to accomplish.
Sister Marion Hunt (Sister Michael Mary) was born March 23, 1923, in New York City, one of two daughters born to Michael and Catherine Flatley Hunt. Marion graduated from Ascension School, Blessed Sacrament High School, and attended Hunter College for two years, all in Manhattan, before entering the Sisters of Charity of New York September 8, 1944. Her sister Catherine, Sister Mary Finnbarr, who joined her in the Congregation in 1956, passed away in 2003. Sister Michael Mary completed her BA in English at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, Bronx, her MA in Philosophy at Fordham University, New York, and earned her PhD in Philosophy at Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Sister Marion began her forty-seven years of ministry in education at Saints Peter and Paul, Bronx, and Saint Francis of Assisi, Mount Kisco. In 1953, she was missioned to Cathedral High School, Manhattan, where she taught English and Religion for nine years. In 1962, Sister Marion began teaching at the College of Mount Saint Vincent as an Instructor and retired in 1993 as a Professor of Philosophy. After her retirement from teaching, Sister Marion continued to enrich the college for the next ten years by developing the Center for Professional Ethics. During the next fifteen years, Sister Marion volunteered as an English language teacher in the Head Start Program for Parents and then at the Sisters of Charity Multi-Service Center, both in Yonkers. She also maintained the Resource Center at the Sisters of Charity Center. In 2008, Sister Marion joined the community at Mount Saint Vincent Convent and, in 2018, moved to Cabrini of Westchester, Dobbs Ferry, remaining there until her death on December 14, 2019.
During her years as teacher and chairperson of the Philosophy Department at the College, Sister Marion inspired students and faculty members alike, not only by the high level of her scholarship but by her ability to present complex and challenging concepts in a style and language that made them completely comprehensible. She was kind, patient and caring with everyone whom she met, and no request was ever too much for her to accomplish. It was Sister Marion’s style to contribute quietly to the many committees, boards and creative working groups of which she was a member. Those with whom she worked and lived were aware of the quality of her contribution which were made with penetrating intelligence, cheerfulness, and a deeply loving and joyful heart. She enjoyed quoting favorite writers and inspiring philosophers like Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J., who wrote, “Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.”
We rejoice with Sister Marion as she is welcomed home by her sister, Catherine, Sisters of Charity, family members, and all the saints. Rest in the loving arms of Jesus, Sister Marion.
Date of Death
December 14, 2019
Age
96
Wake
Mount Saint Vincent Convent
Assembly Room
6301 Riverdale Ave., Bronx, NY
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
9 a.m.
Reflection/Sharing: 10:30 a.m.
Mass of Christian Burial
Mount Saint Vincent Convent
Assembly Room
Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 11 a.m.
Burial
St. Joseph Cemetery
Yonkers, NY
Missions
Archdiocese of New York
- Ss. Peter and Paul, Bronx
1946–52, Teacher, Gr. 2, 6 - St. Francis of Assisi, Mt. Kisco
1952–53, Teacher, Gr. 8 - Cathedral H.S., Manhattan
1953–62, Teacher, English, Religion - College of Mt. St. Vincent, Bronx
1962–93, Prof. of Philosophy
1993–03, Center for Professional Ethics (volunteer) - Head Start Parents, Yonkers
1993–98, Teacher for Adults, ESL (volunteer) - Sisters of Charity Resource Center, Bronx
1995–08, Volunteer Services - Casa de Esperanza, Yonkers
1998–05, Teacher, ESL (volunteer) - Mt. St. Vincent Convent, Bronx
2008–18, Prayer, service, witness - Cabrini of Westchester, Dobbs Ferry
2018–19, Prayer, service, witness
You made my life closer to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Whisper a prayer that our Faith keeps growing.
Sr. Marion taught philosophy in such an inspiring and thought provoking manner of,complex issues in a way we students could comprend and apply to our life.
Loved being apart of the benefits of Sisters intelligence, kindness and genuine concern for her students.
May she now reap the benefits of heaven and all its glory in the presence of God.
May she rest in peace.
It was an honor, a pleasure, and an inspiration to know Sr. Marion. I wish I had known her better, but I am thankful for the times we spent together.
Sr. Marion Hunt was a wonderful philosophy professor who taught us during the exhilarating years of Vatican 2. Our discussions of Teilhard de Chardin,. John Courtney Murray, and others stayed with us for life. She brought God’s light to many people. Rest In Peace, Sister.
Sr Marion and her sister, Sr Catherine were two of the sweetest, most gracious and lovely religious women. They were model Sisters of Charity, in their own reserved and quiet manner.
You were an incredible teacher for me @ The College of Mount Saint Vincent (Class of 1980) — quite the inspiration.
May god grant you eternal peace, love, joy and rest in eternal loving peace. You will be sorely missed.
At age seventeen, Sister Marion, at that time a high school student, was asked by my mother, Mollie Murphy, her cousin, to be my godmother. During these nearly eighty years, she has been a blessing in my life. Over the years, I visited her in all her assignments even Catholic University where I was a student and she was finishing her doctorate. She has been an inspiration to our family.
Sister Marion Hunt was an excellent Philosophy Professor. I remember her from one of my classes during my studies 1973-77.
May she rest in peace and reap the profits of a life well invested.
Sr MArion was our dear first cousin.She was a wonderful person,one ,of a kind extraordinary rare and precious..We would be with her at this time ,but we moved back to ireland last august we will miss her dearly.We are having a mass said for her here in Ballyhaunis where we now live,and there is a mass card on the way
Sr Marion was a wonderful person,one of a kind extra rare and precious.We will miss her dearly.We would be with her at this time ,but we moved back to ireland in august.we will have a mass said for her here in Ballyhaunis where we now live.Your loving first cousins .Anna and monica and Tom egan