Biography
Pat McCormick was arrested on April 14, 1983.
Sister of Loretto raised on a farm northwest of Chicago, served in Bolivia in 1965 where she met Daniel Berrigan during her formation in Cuernavaca. After returning to Denver she trained at the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action and formed an interfaith group vigiling at Rocky Flats' west gate. In April 1983 she and a Mennonite friend entered the Rocky Flats plant and poured a vial of blood on a facility sign; she was charged with a misdemeanor and served two months in jail.
The March 9, 1983 Nuclear Resister identifies Sister Patricia McCormick of Loretto, Denver, with Mary Sprunger-Froese in the February 16 Rocky Flats prayer witness. Both refused recognizance and remained at Denver County Jail at publication. An April 18 trial was scheduled; the article does not report her actual discharge.
The March 9, 1983 Nuclear Resister identifies Sister Patricia McCormick of Loretto, Denver, with Mary Sprunger-Froese in the February 16 Rocky Flats prayer witness. Both refused recognizance and remained at Denver County Jail at publication. An April 18 trial was scheduled; the article does not report her actual discharge.
The Nuclear Resister No.15, March 9, 1983, PDF pages 3, 16.
