[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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            TRIBUTE TO OUR LADY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE HONOREES

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 1994

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Reverend 
Lawrence J. Quinn, the Honorable Judge Frank Torres, and Ms. Carmen A. 
Castro, who will be awarded medals this coming November 17 at the ninth 
annual Friendship Banquet held by the Committee of Our Lady of Divine 
Providence of the Archdiocese of New York.
  These outstanding individuals have all demonstrated an inspiring 
dedication to the development of our youth. In addition to making 
wonderful contributions as Pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Church in the 
Bronx since 1983, the Reverend Quinn co-founded the El Camino youth 
movement for Hispanics of the New York Archdiocese, has taught moral 
theology at the Pastoral Institute and the Pastoral Center in the South 
Bronx, and has directed the Youth Institute of the Northeast Pastoral 
Center for Hispanics.
  Justice Frank Torres, who was appointed to the Family Court in 1980 
and was elected a justice of the New York State Supreme Court in 1987, 
is very actively involved in programs to assist minority students. He 
serves on the Blue Ribbon Commission to establish the Martin Luther 
King, Jr. High School Institute of Law and Justice, and is a member of 
the board of directors of numerous law school-affiliated organizations, 
including Practicing Attorneys and Law Students [PALS], the CUNY Law 
School Board of Visitors, and the Alumni Advisory Board of Black and 
Latino Student Affairs [BALSA] at St. John's University School of Law. 
He also serves on the board of advisors of the Puerto Rican/Latinos in 
Criminal Justice Project, the Catholic Interracial Council, and the 
Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten, and Serve Addicts, 
Inc. [PROMESA].
  Carmen Castro has been involved in the Hispanic youth ministry for 
over 20 years. She is a founder of Brooklyn's Jornada Movement for 
Hispanic youth and of the Leadership Training Institute for the 
Northeast, where she guides the regional youth committee's publication 
of ``Pasqua Juvenil'' and ``Adviento Juvenil.'' Currently director of 
youth projects for the Northeast Hispanic Catholic Center, she served 
on the advisory committee for the Pope's recent youth summit in Denver, 
CO.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Ms. Carmen A. 
Castro, Justice Frank Torres, and the Reverend Lawrence J. Quinn, who 
will be recognized at the ninth annual Our Lady of Divine Providence 
Friendship Banquet next month.

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