Living a life devoted to God, Sister Mary “Chris” Athans ’82 worked as a guest lecturer and on the alumnae relations staff at Xavier College Preparatory, and taught at schools in California, Illinois, and Minnesota. She also served as executive director of the North Phoenix Corporate Ministry, a group of Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant congregations who collaborated in education, liturgy, social concerns, and communication. Sister Mary died on Dec. 7, 2019.