In the midst of all the horrifying news headlines it's all too easy to forget how many everyday, unknown saints are out there quietly and humbly loving and serving others, and generally ensuring that this broken world of ours keeps limping along without entirely falling to pieces.

But an obituary that is making the rounds on social media brought a smile to my face, and reminded me of one such unknown saint. Of course, I can’t say for sure whether Mary A. "Pink" Mullaney would qualify as a bona fide, capital "S" Saint, but based upon the obituary her family penned on her behalf, it sure sounds like she’d be comfortably in the running. Someone should let the Pope know.
Innocent, generous, humble, hilarious, and holy – that’s the picture that “Pink’s” family paints of her. And her example should serve as a reminder to each of us that the way to save the world isn’t so much through grand political or social action (as important as that is), as through each person reaching out and loving those who are within reach, whether that be the homeless man outside your church, the lonely elderly in the nearby nursing home, or the scared possum in your shed.
I'm sure "Pink's" six children and 17 grandchildren miss her. WAOW.com interviewed some of her family for a story, which is also well worth the read.
Check it out:
Mullaney, Mary A. "Pink" If you're about to throw away an old pair of pantyhose, stop. Consider: Mary Agnes Mullaney (you probably knew her as "Pink") who entered eternal life on Sunday, September 1, 2013. Her spirit is carried on by her six children, 17 grandchildren, three surviving siblings in New "Joisey", and an extended family of relations and friends from every walk of life. We were blessed to learn many valuable lessons from Pink during her 85 years, among them: Never throw away old pantyhose. Use the old ones to tie gutters, child-proof cabinets, tie toilet flappers, or hang Christmas ornaments.

Also: If a possum takes up residence in your shed, grab a barbecue brush to coax him out. If he doesn't leave, brush him for twenty minutes and let him stay.
Let a dog (or two or three) share your bed. Say the rosary while you walk them.
Go to church with a chicken sandwich in your purse. Cry at the consecration, every time. Give the chicken sandwich to your homeless friend after mass.

Go to a nursing home and kiss everyone. When you learn someone's name, share their patron saint's story, and their feast day, so they can celebrate.
Invite new friends to Thanksgiving dinner. If they are from another country and you have trouble understanding them, learn to "listen with an accent."
Never say mean things about anybody; they are "poor souls to pray for."
Put picky-eating children in the box at the bottom of the laundry chute, tell them they are hungry lions in a cage, and feed them veggies through the slats.

Correspond with the imprisoned and have lunch with the cognitively challenged.
Do the Jumble every morning.Keep the car keys under the front seat so they don't get lost. Make the car dance by lightly tapping the brakes to the beat of songs on the radio. 
Offer rides to people carrying a big load or caught in the rain or summer heat. Believe the hitchhiker you pick up who says he is a landscaper and his name is "Peat Moss."
Help anyone struggling to get their kids into a car or shopping cart or across a parking lot.

Give to every charity that asks. Choose to believe the best about what they do with your money, no matter what your children say they discovered online.
Allow the homeless to keep warm in your car while you are at Mass.
Take magazines you've already read to your doctors' office for others to enjoy. Do not tear off the mailing label, "Because if someone wants to contact me, that would be nice."
In her lifetime, Pink made contact time after time. Those who've taken her lessons to heart will continue to ensure that a cold drink will be left for the overheated garbage collector and mail carrier, every baby will be kissed, every nursing home resident will be visited, the hungry will have a sandwich, the guest will have a warm bed and soft nightlight, and the encroaching possum will know the soothing sensation of a barbecue brush upon its back.

Above all, Pink wrote - to everyone, about everything. You may read this and recall a letter from her that touched your heart, tickled your funny bone, or maybe made you say "huh?" She is survived by her children and grandchildren whose photos she would share with prospective friends in the checkout line.
Read the complete obituary here. 

Source: LifeSite News