Sister Norma is my Texan of the year

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Each December, the Dallas Morning News newspaper accepts nominations for Texan of the Year. McAllen Monitor Editor Carlos Sanchez submitted this nomination, which was published in Dallas on Wednesday.

Her soft facial features make her easily approachable for those who wish to talk, but the kind of conversation that Sister Norma Pimentel has been engaged in much of this year can only be described as disquieting.

As executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, Sister Norma, as she is fondly called, has been spearheading the humanitarian relief effort for the surge of Central Americans illegally crossing our international border into South Texas.

She’s the personification of a quiet, but diligent Good Samaritan effort by religious and humanitarian groups nationwide on behalf of these immigrants who have suffered physical and mental trauma during their journey north.



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