Sister Candace Introcaso, La Roche University president, dies
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sister Candace Introcaso, the president of La Roche University, has died.
Introcaso died Monday, the university announced in a release. She was named president of the university on July 1, 2004. Introcaso was a member of the Sisters of Divine Providence, the order that founded the university in 1963.
"The La Roche University community is heartbroken," said Howard J. Ishiyama, acting president and provost for La Roche, in the release. "We have lost our leader, our mentor and our friend. We are remembering Sister Candace for her caring nature, her efficient and direct leadership and her love of life. She was an academic scholar who took pride in seeing students succeed. She loved the La Roche community and the Sisters and Associates of the Congregation of Divine Providence."
Duquesne University shared a statement from President Ken Gormley about Sr. Introcaso and the connections between the universities.
"The entire Duquesne University community mourns the loss of Sister Candace Introcaso, beloved President of La Roche University, a true leader and friend to so many in Pittsburgh and our region who benefitted from her work and vision. I was honored to serve with Sr. Candace on the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education, where her voice and conviction were invaluable to the presidents and senior leaders of our universities as we dealt with some of the most significant challenges of modern times during the pandemic. I have long admired Sister Candace's steadfast and clear leadership at La Roche and the ways she dedicated herself to the principles and values of Catholic higher education. The special connection La Roche and Duquesne share, as a result of our common Catholic heritage, remains strong today in large part thanks to the great works that Sister Candace fostered. She, and the entire LaRoche community, will be in our prayers. She will be deeply missed by her many colleagues and friends."
A viewing will be held Friday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the Visitation Chapel at The Commons at Providence Heights and a mass of resurrection will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday. A memorial mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. next Wednesday at the Mother of Divine Providence Chapel. More details can be found online.
