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Sister
Lucille Mercier, S.A.S.V.
Franco-American of the Year 2006
Lowell, Massachusetts

The Franco-American Day Committee of
Lowell bestowed the title of Franco-American of the year 2006 upon Sr. Lucille Mercier,
S.A.S.V. A native of Lowell, Sr. Lucille attended St. Louis School where she
later returned to teach as a Sister of the Assumption. Daughter of French
Canadian immigrants, she was chosen by the Committee for her love of the French language
and for fostering French Canadian traditions. Sister Lucille recently
published On American Soil, a history of the Sisters of The Assumption in the United
States. She is currently in the process of translating her book into French.
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