Wrong-way freeway driver kills policeman-parishioner
A funeral Mass will be celebrated Feb. 6, 9:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for Sgt. Curtis Massey, a 17-year veteran of the Culver City Police Department and an active parishioner and volunteer in Corpus Christi Church and School in Pacific Palisades, who died Jan. 28 in a head-on freeway collision.

Cardinal Roger Mahony will preside and Redemptorist Father Laurence Gallagher, Corpus Christi associate pastor, will give the homily at the Cathedral for the 41-year-old officer, husband and father of three children, ages 10, 8 and 3. A vigil service was to be held Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m., at Corpus Christi.

Massey was on his way to work when the accident occurred around 5 a.m. on the Santa Monica Freeway west of National Boulevard. The driver of the wrong-way vehicle also died in the collision.

Massey was hired by the Culver City Police Department in 1991 and rose through the ranks to Sergeant. He worked many assignments, but was most recently assigned to the juvenile bureau working with the Diversion Program in helping at-risk youth. Among his many commendations, he received the Medal of Valor, the highest honor given to a police officer. Massey is survived by his wife and three small children.

"Curt was a fantastic person who touched many lives before his own was cut short so tragically," said Msgr. Liam Kidney, Corpus Christi Parish pastor. "The community of Corpus Christi parish has lost a dedicated good Catholic. The shock calls upon me to freeze the whirl of my daily activities and face the sense of irreplaceable loss. I deeply feel the loss and share the grief of the family."

Catherine Carvalho, principal of Corpus Christi School, called Massey "a parent and trusted member of our school and parish who would always be counted on to be the first one to volunteer for any ministry."

At a Jan. 29 Mass celebrated for Corpus Christ School parents and children, Father Gallagher said: "Curt was a family man who was devoted to his wife and children. He was also a good friend, lending a hand to whoever sought his help."

The Culver City Police Officers' Association called Massey "an integral part of our Juvenile Diversion Program," an effort to change negative behavior of kids to something positive. This diversion program sets out to divert kids away from criminal behavior by engaging them in other positive behavior aimed to boost their self-esteem.

On behalf of Sgt. Massey's family, the Culver City Police Department has established the Sgt. Curtis Massey Memorial Fund. Donations may be sent to Culver City Employees Federal Credit Union (CCEFCU), 9770 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232.

Fr. Gary Stephen Landry, CM
Funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 2 at St. Vincent Church in Los Angeles for Vincentian Father Gary Stephen Landry, 62, who died Jan. 27 after suffering for several years with multiple myeloma. He served in the archdiocese of Los Angeles for over three decades, ministering on the faculty for many years at St. John's Seminary College and, most recently, working in lay formation at the De Paul Center in Montebello.

Born in Maywood, California, Father Landry was ordained to the priesthood at the Vincentian Fathers and Brothers seminary, De Andreis Institute of Theology in Lemont, Illinois on June 9, 1973. After a brief three year term at St. Vincent's High School Seminary, also in Lemont, he was assigned to St. Vincent's Seminary in Montebello where he taught and also served as principal and rector until his move to St. John's Seminary College in 1986.

Father Landry served on the faculty of St. John's in Camarillo for 16 years. During that time, he was chair of the Math/Science Department; he also taught mathematics, astronomy and videography. From 1988 until 2000, Father Landry's administrative duties included his role as the Director of Admissions and the Director of the Transition Program for St. John's Seminary College.

At the time of his death, Father Landry was the assistant director of De Paul Center and offered ongoing formation for lay ministries, school faculty retreats and was a team priest for Engaged Encounter weekends held at the De Paul Center. He is survived by his sisters, Eileen Sloman of Pasadena and Alice Ardalan of La Habra; his brother, Bruce Landry of Norwalk and numerous nieces and nephews. Interment was at Resurrection Cemetery in Montebello.

Sr. Margaret McHugh, SSL
Funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 15 at St. Mel Church in Woodland Hills for Sister of St. Louis Margaret McHugh, who died Jan. 10. She had been a Sister of St. Louis for 67 years.

Born in County Mayo, Ireland, she entered the Sisters of St. Louis in 1942 and made her profession of vows in 1945. In 1957, she was missioned to teach in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Locally, she taught in St. Cyprian School, Long Beach; Nativity School, El Monte; and Bishop Amat High School, La Puente.

Sister McHugh also served as principal at St. Joseph School, Long Beach; Our Lady of Malibu School, Malibu; and St. Mel School, Woodland Hills. From 1973 until she retired in 2002, she was a Pastoral Associate in St. Anthony Claret Church, Anaheim, and Holy Trinity Church, San Pedro. She is deeply mourned by her fellow religious; Associates of the Sisters of St. Louis; her sister Nell Sexton of Blackrock, Ireland; nephews, nieces; relatives; friends and the Assisted Care Staff of Louisville Convent.

Julia Margaret Goschey Clark
Funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 23 at St. Pius V Church in Buena Park for Julia Margaret Goschey Clark, who died Jan. 18. Family survivors include her son, Our Lady of the Angels Auxiliary Bishop Edward Wm. Clark. She was buried at Riverside National Cemetery next to her husband of 62 years, William L. Clark.