She
left a lasting imprint in our memories and in the hearts of many, whose lives
she has touched.She
left a lasting imprint in our memories and in the hearts of many, whose lives
she has touched.
Miss Susanne Stauffer spent more than four years with us (from 1
September 2004 - 16 December 2008) as a volunteer.
Susi took on many and most important tasks. She really had the „gift of the gap“
and helped us to bridge many gaps through her most capable, reliable and
tireless assistance.
· Susi
started as a caregiver in our Hospice and
Children‘s Home.
· Soon
she became principal caregiver and later the project coordinator of our
Children‘s Home.
· Susi
took on the tasks of the Vice-Manager of the Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard and
Blessed Gérard‘s Care Centre. She performed the tasks of a Personal Assistant in
administration and filing and helped the housekeeper in her store room
management. She became like a „house mother“ and everybody turned to her for
everything because they knew that Susi would always be friendly and helpful.
· Susi
was so efficient and reliable that she was elected into the Executive Council of
the BBG as our Administrator of goods. She did tremendous work to sort out the
financial office and get things back on track after the former Administrator of
Goods (Clare Kalkwarf) had died.
· Susi
also took on the tasks of the project co-ordinator of
Blessed Gérard‘s Bursary Fund,
Blessed Gérard‘s Relief Fund and
Blessed Gérard‘s Poor-Sick-Fund and
thus she became like a social worker, a task which she fulfilled with great
empathy and in that way she became a counsellor not just for our clients but for
our staff and volunteers, too.
· Susi
became a Dedicated Member of the BBG not by name only, but she was most
dedicated to her special vocation.
· It
is largely to attribute to Susi‘s idealism and tireless work that the BBG
survived after the murder of Clare Kalkwarf on 6 April 2006, who had been the
manager and „BBG mother“ for nearly ten years.
No
word, no acknowledgement and no gift could ever adequately express how grateful
we are to Miss Stauffer for what she has done
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