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Donez M. Xiques

1936 - 2020

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Saturday

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Memorial Service

11:00 am

Saturday, October 2, 2021

St. George's Episcopal Church

550 Ridgewood Rd

Maplewood, New Jersey, United States

973-762-1319

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Frank Felsenstein posted a condolence

Saturday, October 9, 2021

I was so sad to learn that Donez had passed away last year. My friendship with her goes back to the year she spent at the University of Leeds in Yorkshire when she rented the next door (semi-detached) house to mine. I recall many occasions when, full of wonder, she would be gazing out of the window at the sight of magpies, which she claimed were not to be found in NJ. Our birder and other conversations developed into a long-lasting friendship. Carole and I were so happy that she participated at our wedding in 1985. And, after we moved to the U.S.A. in 1998, there were a number of occasions when we caught up with Donez and Judith. I read that there was a service in memory of Donez in early October 2021, and (now that we are living in Chicago) it would have been difficult to attend in person. Please know that we feel for the loss of Donez at this time. I hope, Judith, that we will be able to remain in touch. Sincerely, Frank Frank Felsenstein felsenstein@verizon.net

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Thursday, April 30, 2020

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Donez and Judith at Malignant Cove, Nova Scotia

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Janette Fecteau posted a condolence

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

I am so grateful to have known Donez over the years that she and Judith spent at The Caboose. I have many wonderful memories of Donez, but in particular I love her beautiful smile. I appreciate how well she listened, and took me seriously as we discussed novels and books. Her book launch in Antigonish was a fabulous, well-attended, memorable event. She was so gracious!

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

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Sr. Anne Seeley, cnd posted a condolence

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

As a young sister in the Congregation of Notre Dame, I came to know Donez at Notre Dame College, where she taught in the English department. I am indebted to her for being a woman who thought and acted "outside the box" in the 60's and 70's, when I was searching to be a woman of transformation myself. She was an advocate for the poor and the voiceless (including women, who were not as prominent in our American Society - or Church, at that time). In recent years, I have been happy to visit with Donez at the Notre Dame Aademy Homecoming Reunions on Staten Island, in the fall. Our world was a BETTER place because she lived so well in it, affecting change and life wherever she went. THANK YOU, Donez, O Faithful Woman of God.

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Monday, April 13, 2020

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