SISTER BRYCELYN EYLER, SC, age 75, died at Caritas Christi, the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill in Greensburg, on May 23, 2021.Born in New Kensington, Sister Brycelyn entered the congregation of the Sisters of Charity on September 8, 1963, from Sacred Heart Parish, Shadyside PA. Preceded in death by her parents, Clarence Bryce and Anna Marie (Harrigan) Eyler and a brother, Thomas E. Kutchenriter and a cousin, Sister Anita Marie Hensel, SC, she is survived by two sisters, Anna Marie Eyler and Sara Cecilia DiVittorio, sister-in-law Carolyn Kutchenriter, and nephews. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Seton Hill University, a master’s degree in education (reading specialist) from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and certification in administration from Loyola College, Maryland. She was a teacher and administrator in schools of the Dioceses of Greensburg, Pittsburgh, and the Archdiocese of Baltimore. She was principal of the following schools: Sacred Heart School in Glyndon, MD from 1978 until 1984, Conn-Area Catholic School from 1985 until 1991, and Saint Therese School, Munhall from 1991 until 1995. She was then appointed the first principal of Aquinas Academy, Greensburg, a position she held until 2007, when she was elected Vice President/ Provincial Councilor for the United States Province. Her responsibilities during two terms of service as Councilor included ministry, social justice, grounds maintenance, and technology operations. Sister Brycelyn was a supportive, encouraging teacher and administrator who guided students to strive for excellence while being compassionate toward one another. In 2005, she was one of 120 Catholic educators from the United States who joined 18,000 people from around the world in participation of the March of the Living an event sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League, that retraced the journey countless number of Jewish people made to the death camps more than 60 years earlier. They also visited the Jewish sections of Krakow, Poland and the Warsaw Ghetto. In reflecting on the experience, Sister Brycelyn said, “I feel that I have to do more as a person and as a principal to see that this tragedy never happens again. We must emphasize the importance of doing the right thing.” On the occasion of her Golden Jubilee, Sister Brycelyn reflected on her religious life. “I need only pay attention to God’s presence that permeates every moment. As Mother Seton once wrote, ‘Contemplate how you are being asked to give your heart to God amidst your everyday activities. Be prepared to meet your grace in every circumstance of life.’”
