Rosemary (Wickie) Sheehan

In 1965 Sr. Sheehan began her almost 50 years of ministry at Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, twenty-two years of which she served as Head of the Upper School during the turbulent times of the 1960-80’s. Generations of alumnae were touched by her wisdom, fidelity to them and their lives and willingness to help them through times of joy and sorrow. During this time, she founded and directed a summer tutorial camp at the school for inner-city children, which lasts to this day, serving 300 elementary school children. In 1988 she worked as Director of Campus Ministry and Community Service at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. She continued her efforts to bring the girls to serve among the poor and worked with a program at Martin House in Trenton, NJ. There she worked with a team of other adults and a committee of nineteen students planning and coordinating the work of community service and liturgy. She returned to Greenwich in 1991 where she continued her work as Director of Outreach fostering the school’s commitment to the Carver Center in Port Chester, where she also served on their Board. For over 25 years, Headstart children came to campus every Tuesday to be enriched by a faithful group of alumnae, parents and past parents.