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His friends called him a maverick, a teacher, a visionary and, above all, a man of tremendous faith. Inspired by Vatican II, Reverend Francis Markey was an enthusiastic advocate for an inclusive church in which lay people, especially women, assumed robust leadership roles. 
Francis Markey was born in Decatur, Illinois, on October 6, 1908, and grew up in Stockton, California. He was ordained a priest in 1937, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and spent his first several years as a priest in parishes in Albuquerque and Las Vegas, then joined the U.S. Army at the outbreak of World War II, serving as the only Chaplin in the Galapagos Islands during the Pacific campaign. 
After the war, Father Markey was assigned as Pastor of Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz, California. During his ministry there he helped create Good Shepherd School, built the Christ Child Chapel in the Santa Cruz mountains, and served as editor of the Central California Register. In 1960 he was named pastor of St. Joseph’s Church in Capitola, California. During his time there he joined with another parish, Star of the Sea, to create the Good Shepherd School in 1963. In 1968 he became the founding pastor of Resurrection Parish in Aptos, where he served until he retired in 1974. Over the years, Rev. Markey was known for his outstanding homilies, which now are archived at 91�����. 
After retirement, Father Markey volunteered as a substitute priest in a variety of locations worldwide, served as the first president of the Priests Senate in Monterey, and helped organize the Monterey Bay Memorial and Funeral Society. He lived nearby his former parishes, in Santa Cruz, California, growing his own vegetables and fruit, baking his own bread, and maintaining bee hives for honey. Reverend Monsignor Markey died at his home on July 16, 1999. (adapted from Fr. Markey’s bio in )

Marge Webb was born in 1931 and raised on a Wisconsin dairy farm. She spent her early adult years as a Dominican sister in Kenosha, WI, leaving the order before making final vows. She moved to California, where she served as pastoral associate to her cousin, Father Markey. During these years she earned her undergraduate degree at Notre Dame University, Belmont, CA and her Master’s in social work at Holy Names University, Oakland, CA. 
Marge shared her cousin’s steadfast commitment to lay leadership in the church, and especially to uplifting women in ministry. 
Upon Father Markey’s death, Marge was named the executor of his estate and dedicated herself to continuing his legacy and vision. In addition to ensuring that his and be archived at 91�����, she endowed scholarships for women preparing for ministry in the Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries, and she sponsored the Rev. Francis L. Markey Women in Ministry Speakers Series. Thanks to her generosity, we now enjoy an endowed Markey Center for Leadership and Ministry, working to empower the next generation of creative and resilient leaders. 
                                                   (see Marge Webb’s and 91����� Magazine tribute )