[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 23, 1994]
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                 TRIBUTE TO REV. DR. JAMES DEMETRIADES

 Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise before you today to honor 
one of Connecticut's finest community leaders. Rev. Dr. James 
Demetriades retired on December 31, 1993, ending over 30 years of 
service and dedication to God, his parish, and community. Beginning as 
a lay preacher of the Greek Orthodox community in Constantinople, 
Turkey, Reverend Demetriades became the dean of the St. George Greek 
Orthodox in Hartford, CT, in 1964.
  During his tenure at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Father James 
became an important community and statewide leader, rising to the 
position of vicar general of the Greek Orthodox parishes in the State 
of Connecticut. He has also served as chaplin for the Connecticut State 
Police and as ecumenical officer representing the Greek Orthodox 
Archdiocese. Father James also received a Ph.D. in philosophy of 
religion from the Hartford Seminary Foundation in 1972.
  These are truly difficult times in our Nation today and it is our 
family and friends, combined with our churches that can help make these 
challenges easier to bear. Throughout his life Rev. Dr. James 
Demetriades has helped those around him with their struggles and has 
been a leader and inspirational model for all those he has come in 
contact with. He is to be commended for his lifelong service to the 
Hartford community.

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