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Google Analytic Cookie Name Expiration/retention period Function
_ga 12 months from last visit Used to distinguish visitors to this website.
_gat 10 minutes Used to throttle request rate
_utmt 10 minutes
Used to throttle request rate
_ _utma 12 months from last visit Used to distinguish visitors and pages visited. Records a unique ID, the date and time of first visit, time of current visit and total number of visits made
_ _utmb 30 minutes from last visit Used to determine new sessions or visits. Stores the number of page views in current visit and start time of visit
_ _ utmc Session cookie Used to note that the visit has ended when browser is closed
_ _utmz 6 months Records the site you may have linked to our page from. Only records data if you clicked on a link to our site from a different website
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+Sister Dorothy Pirkl died in the hospital on Mission Sunday, October 24, 1982. She is buried in the Columban Sisters’ plot in St Joseph’s Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA. Sister’s motto was: Jesus, living in Mary, come and live in your handmaid.