I have used many of her photos of Masses, weddings, and other occasions. She has been active in pro-life and religious freedom campaigns in northern Nevada, and created the Reno Catholic Network website as a repository of homilies, retreats, and other talks from the Cathedral and elsewhere, as well as Kathy's talk on why we have chant at Mass and our 2013 Gregorian chant workshops. She has helped promote many of our Masses, coordinated our singing schedule with the Cathedral, and frequently brought us the Eucharist in the choir loft. Other service she has provided has included being a personal assistant to the Friars; for example, she had to take Fr. Paul Fazio to the DMV four times to get his car registered (hey, don't blame me!). She has a heart for rescuing cats, and has been active in politics including the campaign to protect religious liberty.
Gwen's 26-year Air Force career deserves far more mention than I can put here. She's flown and trained pilots in everything from fighters...
...to C-130s, including landing those on the ice in Antarctica. And you think landing at Reno-Tahoe is difficult?
In fact, Gwen was one of the first women in the Air Force allowed to fly aircraft of any sort. She still flies small private planes as well.
Finally, here she is in Chile with President George W. Bush in 2004.
And as if all this weren't enough, Gwen has a doctorate in geology and has authored several papers on the strata of northern Nevada (hey, that rhymes).
So Gwen, we thank you for your immeasurable service to our country, to our region, and to Regina Pacis Cantorum. Utah doesn't know what it's in for!
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