A Success Story from our Sister Parish, Resurrection
From math drills
to musical productions of
Mary Poppins and the
Sound of Music,
Carolyn Lopez found her experience at Resurrection Catholic
Community to be an opportunity of a lifetime.
Susan Gallagher, Director of Outreach
What
difference does Prince of Peace make in our world by sustaining
a Sister Parish relationship with Resurrection Catholic Parish?
Why does Prince of Peace continue to support Resurrection
Parish’s school?
Read more to learn about one student’s success in life.
Carolyn
Lopez moved to Houston with her family in 1956 and had the
privilege of attending Resurrection Catholic School from 1st
to 7th grade. Throughout
her life, Carolyn continued to live in the Denver Harbor
Community and always desired to have a career in law
enforcement.
The
encouragement of teachers, family, and people at Resurrection
helped motivate Carolyn toward her goal.
Learning the fundamentals at Resurrection’s school
prepared Carolyn for an educational career that included
graduating from the Houston Technical Institute in 1974 and
earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from
the University of Houston Downtown.
Finally, she
went on to earn a Law Degree from Texas Southern University’s
Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
From math drills to musical productions of “Mary Poppins”
and the “Sound of Music,” Carolyn found her experience at
Resurrection an opportunity of a lifetime.
And now Carolyn proudly holds the title of Chief Deputy
of Precinct 6, Harris County Constable’s Office in her
professional career.
I
caught up with Chief Deputy Lopez and asked her about some of
her memories of Resurrection.
She remembers winning a Saint’s Contest and receiving a
beautiful rosary—boy, did she love that rosary!
She also loved to read the classics and recently ran
across the book Little Women while browsing in
Resurrection’s library.
The book still showed her signature on the library
check-out card!
But probably
the thing that made the most profound lasting impression was the
community she found at Resurrection.
Carolyn
continues to remain friends with many of the families who
participated in Resurrection’s school.
She also remembers learning about God’s commandment to
love one another and to faithfully serve others.
Her own
brother (now deceased), was the very first coordinator of the
Thanksgiving Day of Fellowship, as well as the Christmas project
shared between Resurrection and Prince of Peace.
Carolyn
still serves on
Thanksgiving Day, and community service has become a way of life
for her. She has
served on Resurrection’s School Board for 15 years.
Deputy Lopez has also served on the Denver Harbor Senior
Citizens Board of Directors for twenty years.
And, she is currently serving on the Houston Community
College Police Academy Advisory Board.
Deputy Lopez
would like to encourage all to have a Catholic education
and realizes that this early blessing in life helped to form the
person she is today.
This writer celebrates Deputy Lopez’s life with all of
you Prince of Peace readers to encourage you to continue to make
a difference in people’s lives and our society.
Just like
Deputy Lopez, one day we all wish to hear from our Creator,
“Well Done Worthy
Servant!”
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[Photo caption]: “New Pastor, Fr. Christopher Plant, enjoys Thanksgiving dinner with parishioners from Resurrection and Prince of Peace. Five hundred people from Resurrection’s needy community were served food donated by Prince of Peace’s community that day.”
“Your heavenly Father knows all that you need. Seek first his kingship over you, his way of holiness, and all these things will be given you besides.” (Matthew 6:32-3)