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A funeral Mass was said in St. Ignatius Church on Feb. 22 for Rita S. (Donovan) Mullen, who worked as a full- and part-time staff assistant in the Carroll School of Management Business Law Department for more than 30 years. Mrs. Mullen died on Feb. 18.
Mrs. Mullen was the full-time secretary in the department from 1981 until her retirement in 1998, after which she worked there as a part-time staff assistant until last June. Mrs. Mullen was succeeded in the position by her daughter, Kathy Kyratzoglou.
“Rita was so caring, so generous, so charming and a wonderful friend to faculty, staff and students throughout the University,” said Professor David Twomey, who delivered the eulogy at Mrs. Mullen’s funeral last week. “My colleagues in the business law department adored her. Rita was truly God’s gift to us all. She did magnificent things.”
In addition to her daughter Kathy, Mrs. Mullen is survived by daughters Susan Corcoran, Michelle Bloch, Regina Lavelle and son Joseph L. Mullen III, and eight grandchildren, including Ioannis Kyratzoglou, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences.