Students remember slain nun

tonight former students of the nun who was murdered in her home near gallup are devastated by the...  More »

tonight former students of the nun who was murdered in her home near gallup are devastated by the loss of a teacher, mentor and friend. sister marguerite bartz taught at st. catherine indian school in santa fe before the school closed in 1998. years later - her students still remember the impact she made. these women - former students at st. catherine indian school - are leaning on one another tonight... and remembering their beloved teacher - sister marguerite bartz. we just want everyone to know, notust how tragic this is, but what a beautiful life she lived and how much she inspired all of us, and minute thumbnail 10:04 pm how much she will continue to inspire us over the weekend sister bartz was murdered in herjo, north of gallup. news of the tragedy quickly travelled though the close knit st. catherine community. the school closed more than a decade ago ... but teachers like sister bartz had a lasting influence. she was just all about discovering your inner self, and she was not judgmental at all, and encouraged you tbe the best person you could be even after she graduated us in 1996, she was still part of our lives, she was there when my first child was born, she celebrated in a lot of my life experiences even as they share happier memories ... those who knew sister bartz say they're sad, stunned, confused, and even angry about what happened . they can't understand who would do this... but they seem sure that sister bartz would forgive them. knowing what a kind gentle person she was, and knowing that she minute thumbnail 10:05 pm probably wasn't even praying for mercy on herself, but she was praying for mercy for the people that may have done this to her i hope that one day people will learn to forgive the people who did this to her, because i know she did investigators found sister bartz's missing vehicle today in a rural part of eastern arizona ... but aren't saying if they're any closer to finding a suspect. autopsy results are expected tomorrow.  « Less