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Irene Garvey dies at 91; led Dominican Sisters of Amityville

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Sister Irene Garvey was head of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville during the tumultuous 1970s, when the Vatican II reforms rocked the Catholic Church, vocations plummeted and many religious sisters moved from their traditional roles in schools and hospitals to new ministries such as prisons and social justice issues.

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