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SNELVILLE—A late St. Oliver Plunkett Church parishioner
touched the hearts of many, and his legacy lives on at the parish that he
loved.
“Daddy Joe” Mansour died of cancer at the end of August
last year. Devoted to St. Oliver’s since he first became a parishioner in
the mid-1980s, Mansour trained the altar servers for several years and served
as the treasurer of the Men’s Club. He served as a lector, eucharistic
minister and ready volunteer for many ministries and, it was said, that his
warm smile and welcome hugs became a symbol of the community spirit at the
parish.
As the public relations director for Fitness International,
Mansour enjoyed speaking of the twin virtues of physical and spiritual health
to numerous groups at local schools and businesses.
Recently the Women’s Club at St. Oliver’s donated a
statue of St. Joseph holding the baby Jesus in honor of Mansour. The funds were
raised by raffling a week-long stay in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. |
