Whether its trauma for men and women in police uniforms or dealing with residents who have a medical crisis, Sister Anne has been there for them.

From her base at the Franciscan Center in Tampa, Sister Anne Dougherty has repeatedly made a difference for friends and strangers.

Sister Anne served as Tampa Police chaplain for 10 years. When she finished that service, another agency came calling.

It was the FBI.

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"It was funny," she said. "When they called me, I thought I had done something wrong in my past (and) it had surfaced becuase they had my phone number."

It turns out Sister Anne had been recommended to the FBI by TPD. Once that was cleared up, she spent another decade as a chaplain with the FBI.

Another large part of Sister Anne's work has been with AIDS patients.

During the early days of the epidemic in the 1980s, she got to know many people dealing with the then unknown virus. In 1989, Sister Anne helped found the Francis House to provide services and support for people facing HIV and AIDS. It remains open today.

"Many (patients) told me for those of us limited with our time here on Earth, we'd like to have a place where we could go share our feelings," Sister Anne said, retelling a story from many years ago. "(And also share our) spirituality and have a cup of coffee."

The impression Sister Anne has made on those around her can best be summed up by co-worker and close friend Gail Whiting.

"She's been such an amazing inspiration to our family," Whiting said. "We all love her. She's part of our family."

Sister Anne says she is no hero, only someone letting God do his work through her.

"It helps me to engage," she said. "To help people when they are in need. They ask and I'll do the best I can.

"But that's just part of my ministry. It's part of who I am."