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Cops: Nun killed in Water Mill hit-run

Mourners attend a wake at St. Edward Confessor

Mourners attend a wake at St. Edward Confessor Church in Syosset for Sister Jacqueline Walsh, who was killed Monday night in a hit and run crash in Water Mill. Videojournalist: Jessica Rotkiewicz (July 13, 2012) (July 13, 2012 7:43 PM)

A Syosset nun out for a walk while on a retreat with colleagues was killed in Water Mill by a hit-and-run driver who authorities say has been identified as a local resident.

Sister Jacqueline Walsh, 59, was remembered as a woman of faith, warmth and humor at a memorial service Tuesday night.

"She was a force of nature," Marilyn Fox, 65, of Huntington, said at the service that drew hundreds...

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