[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 53 (Thursday, May 5, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                    TRIBUTE TO FATHER FRANK O'GRADY

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                            HON. HERB KLEIN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 5, 1994

  Mr. KLEIN. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today 
to honor Father Frank O'Grady as Our Lady of Pompei Church in Paterson, 
NJ, celebrates his 25th anniversary in the priesthood.
  Father Frank was born in County Sligo, Ireland in 1945 to Patrick and 
Catherine O'Grady. He attended Cairn National School and later 
graduated from St. Joseph's High School in 1963. It was during this 
period that he decided to become a priest. He subsequently enrolled at 
St. Patrick's College in Thurles where he played soccer and Gaelic 
football.
  Father Frank was ordained on June 7, 1969, at St. Patrick's Cathedral 
in Thurles. He then moved to St. John's in New Ferry, Merseyside, 
England and stayed until 1975 when he was assigned to nearby St. 
Lawrence Church.
  In 1978 Father Frank moved to the United States and was located at 
St. Margaret's Church in Morristown. During his stay at St. Margaret's, 
he attended Drew University and received his doctorate in ministry. He 
also served as president of the Morristown Clergy Association, and was 
chaplain to the Lone Eagle Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol at 
Morristown Airport.
  Father Frank's next assignment brought him to Our Lady of Pompei in 
Paterson as parochial vicar in 1983. While at Pompei, he taught at 
DePaul High School in Wayne before becoming youth minister at Paterson 
Catholic High School. From 1989 to 1993, Father Frank was Paterson 
deanery coordinate for youths. He currently serves with the U.S. Army 
Reserve 2d brigade 76th division in Lodi. During the Persian Gulf war, 
he served on active duty at Fort Dix.
  Father Frank has other accomplishments. He is chaplain to the Knights 
of Columbus Council 240, the Morristown Fire Department, and the 
Emerald Society in Morris and Passaic Counties. In addition, he is 
cofounder and chaplain of the Passaic County Irish-American Cultural 
Society. Moreover, this month he is graduating from Fordham University 
and will receive his masters in social work.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing Father Frank a wonderful 
day, and the best of luck in his future efforts.

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