Sister John Dominic Samaha

Sister John Dominic Samaha died on Friday, May 4, 2012 at Saint Martin's Residence at the Dominican Sisters Motherhouse in Fremont. She was 90 years old. Born on September 19, 1921 in San Francisco, California, Sister John Dominic was a Dominican Sister for 71 years. Her principal active ministry was elementary and secondary education and administration which brought her to the following schools: Saint Elizabeth Elementary, Oakland; Saint Ignatius School, Los Angeles; principalschip at Sacred Heart Elementary, Los Angeles; Saint James School, San Francisco; Saint Michael Elementary, Los Angeles; Sacred Heart High School, Los Angeles; San Gabriel Mission High, San Gabriel; Saint Michael High School, Los Angeles; and teaching assignments at Immaculate Conception Academy, San Francisco; and Sacred Heart High, Los Angeles. Following her retirement at Fremont, Sister served in pastoral care, worked with Dominican Kindergarten and tutorial services at Queen of the Holy Rosary College. Sister John Dominic is survived by her sister, Mildred Samaha of San Francisco, her brother, Brother John Samaha, S.M. (Marianist) of Cupertino, several cousins and many friends, and the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, May 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the Dominican Sisters Chapel, 43326 Mission Boulevard, Fremont followed immediately by burial in God's Acre, the Dominican Sisters Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Dominican Sisters Retirement Fund or the Mother Pia Backes Education Fund, 43326 Mission Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94539 or the Vision of Hope Fund 1555 – 34th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612.