Gallery: Sister Celeste Lynch through the years

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Dan Lacy, Sister Celeste Lynch, Dr. Rocco Morabito, Mike Perry and then-Gov. Cecil Underwood participate in the ribbon cutting at the St. Mary's Outpatient Center in 1997.

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Sister Monica Crnkovich, left, reads up on the daily news while Sister Celeste Lynch and Sister Diane Bushee, knit on sweaters they are preparing for the Sisters' Bazaar in 1999.

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Sister Celeste Lynch, right, and Richard Guthrie of Neighborgall Construction unveil a newly restored statue of the Blessed Mother at the sisters' new residence on North Staunton Road in 2000.

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Sister Celeste Lynch helps dedicate St. Mary's new Regional Heart Institute and emergency room during a ceremony Thursday, June 8, 2006, outside of the new facility.

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Sister Celeste Lynch speaks during St. Mary's School of Medical Imaging graduation ceremony Thursday, June 26, 2008 in the Convent Chapel at St. Mary's Medical Center.

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Sister Celeste Lynch presents a certificate to Matthew Thomas during St. Mary's School of Medical Imaging graduation ceremony Thursday, June 26, 2008 in the Convent Chapel at St. Mary's Medical Center.

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Sister JoAnne O'Brochta and Sister Celeste Lynch at the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce 118th Annual Dinner Tuesday May 5, 2009.

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St. Mary's Wall of Fame inductee Dr. J.D. Harrah poses for a photo with Sister Celeste Lynch during the Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, at St. Mary's Medical Center.

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Sister Celeste Lynch, president of the Pallottine Health Services, speaks about the Center for Education History during St. Mary's Medical Center's 85th anniversary celebration and dedication of the new St. Mary's Center for Education on Friday, November 6, 2009, at the new center on 5th Avenue.

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Sister Celeste Lynch, president of the Pallottine Health Services, speaks about the Center for Education History during St. Mary's Medical Center's 85th anniversary celebration and dedication of the new St. Mary's Center for Education on Friday, November 6, 2009, at the new center on 5th Avenue.

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Sister Celeste Lynch, president of the Pallottine Health Services, speaks about the Center for Education History during St. Mary's Medical Center's 85th anniversary celebration and dedication of the new St. Mary's Center for Education on Friday, November 6, 2009, at the new center on 5th Avenue.

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Sister Celeste Lynch, president of the Pallottine Health Services, speaks about the Center for Education History during St. Mary's Medical Center's 85th anniversary celebration and dedication of the new St. Mary's Center for Education on Friday, November 6, 2009, at the new center on 5th Avenue.

Sister Celeste Lynch, center, speaks with other guests at the table as the American Heart Association and St. Mary''s Regional Heart Institute hold the "Go Red For Women" luncheon as part of American Heart Month on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at Guyan Golf and Country Club.

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Sister Celeste Lynch shares a laugh with guests at the table as the American Heart Association and St. Mary's Regional Heart Institute hold the "Go Red For Women" luncheon as part of American Heart Month on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at Guyan Golf and Country Club.

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Pictured from left Sister Madeline Lopez, Sister Diane Bushee, Sister Roberta Frohnapfel and Sister Celeste Lynch visit with each other in the Day Room of the Sisters' Infirmary at St. Mary's Medical Center Tuesday, April 27, 2010.

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Pictured from left Sister Diane Bushee, Sister Roberta Frohnapfel and Sister Celeste Lynch visit with each other in the Day Room of the Sisters' Infirmary at St. Mary's Medical Center Tuesday, April 27, 2010.

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Pictured from left Sister Madeline Lopez, Sister Diane Bushee, Sister Roberta Frohnapfel and Sister Celeste Lynch visit with each other in the Day Room of the Sisters' Infirmary at St. Mary's Medical Center Tuesday, April 27, 2010.

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Sisters Celeste Lynch, left, and Diane Bushee are the recipients of 2011 The Herald-Dispatch Special Community Impact Award.

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Sister Celeste Lynch participates in a ceremony for the St. Mary's School of Nursing.

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Sister Celeste Lynch was recently inducted into the St. Mary's Wall of Fame.