New Window for Prayer Chapel

Westmont dedicated a new stained glass window during an intimate service inside the Nancy Voskuyl Prayer Chapel on Oct. 16.

Nancy Voskuyl, a Westmont student and the daughter of President Roger and Trudy Voskuyl, died in a tragic automobile accident in 1959 on Sycamore Canyon Road. To honor her, the college built the Nancy Voskuyl Memorial Prayer Chapel in the heart of campus. More than 60 years later, the college decided to replace the dated original window and replace it with a series of images.

The Voskuyl family was not only understanding and supportive of the project, Jane Voskuyl Jackson ’65, Nancy’s sister, and her husband, David, generously offered to create a new stained glass window, “Station XV: Resurrection” by Scott Parsons.”

At the dedication, Jane read and reflected on a touching poem that had been sent to the family from a student following Nancy’s tragic death.