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"Mev Puleo, a photojournalist in the cause of justice, was herself the victim of in justice as her life and its passion, her work on behalf of the poor of the world, were cut short by cancer. She died Jan. 12, at her home in St. Louis of a malignant brain tumor. She was 32.

Those who mourn the loss -- the staff of this newspaper among them -- take some comfort in this: Mev Puleo did not squander the years she had. She worked and studied hard. She had many good friends, including her devoted husband, Mark Chmiel, whom she married less than two years before her tumor was discovered. She loved the gifts of the earth: faces of people, vagaries of birds, varieties of food." -Article: Mev Puleo, photojournalist for justice."(Obituary) Article from:National Catholic Reporter Article date:January 26, 1996 Author:Schaeffer, Pamela.

"One such person is Mev Puelo. “She discovered a great talent for photography. In trips to Brazil, El Salvador, Haiti, and elsewhere in the Third World, her photographs documented the life, struggles, and humanity of the poor. Her aim was to revere the human spirit and bridge the distance between persons.”

“She had wanted to give the poor a face, a voice. She always wanted to be identified with them…She became the poor she loved. She died on January 12, 1996 at the age of 32.”

I was really struck by this quote from her: “Jesus didn’t die to save us from suffering – he died to teach us how to suffer.”" - The Book of Mev, by Mark Chmiel(Her Husband)