Dorothy Klumpyan Receives First “Pat” O’Hearn Award

When Dorothy Klumpyan won her “Cheers for Volunteers” award in 2003, Pat O’Hearn recommended her.  Pat wrote, “Dorothy has always added her own love and secrets to the food she prepares to add more flavor….  She is a joy to work with as we watch her infectious smile.” Both women worked with Loaves and Fishes Community Meal since its beginning in 1982.  Both of these widows shared their mite (might) with the neediest in our community.  New Beginnings Pregnancy Center, Morality in Media, and St. Joseph’s Human Concerns Committee were a few joint projects. 

Besides her active involvement with her family, Dorothy has shared her love with the dying through Hospice Hope, with shut-ins through visits and Communion calls, and with people in the area nursing homes through activities and visits.

Dorothy lives the works of mercy — to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the grieving, visit the sick.   Jesus is alive in our community through her faith in action.