Promoted to Angel

Kathy O’Mara, pictured as a shepherd last year. Photo courtesy of Ellen Supers

This year, O’Mara is all smiles with her promotion to angel! Photo courtesy of Ellen Supers.

Growing up across the street from Emanuel United Church of Christ, Klager teacher Kathy (Rose) O’Mara would watch the live nativity each year and dreamed of someday being able to participate as an angel.

Each year, for many years, she was cast as a shepherd. This year, for the first time, she was able to portray an angel. It’s entirely appropriate that O’Mara received her wings this year.

“She was so excited; she was even ‘practicing’,” said fellow teacher Ellen Supers. “She would come into the office and say, ‘the angel has arrived.’ Kathy does so much for the community all year around, and is such a giver.”

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by Marsha Chartrand

Marsha Johnson Chartrand, a founder, writer, and copy editor with the Manchester Mirror, is a 50-year resident of Manchester. She has a long history of volunteer and community involvement.