[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 78 (Thursday, May 11, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1018]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  A TRIBUTE TO FATHER MICHAEL LAVELLE

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                      HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 11, 1995
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to stand here 
today to honor a remarkable man from the 17th Congressional District of 
Ohio. Father Michael Lavelle took great pleasure in helping others and 
this Earth will sorely miss the light his presence brought.
  Father Lavelle had a long and illustrious career with John Carroll 
University, culminating in his appointment as President of the 
University. He was a scholar of the highest order and a social worker 
with a giant heart. Father Lavelle is even known in international 
circles for his successful efforts to bring books and religious items 
into Communist Eastern Europe. Indeed, Father Lavelle was a scholar, an 
author, a linguist who spoke most of the major languages of Europe, and 
a literary man whom more than one Jesuit referred to as the ``last of 
the Renaissance men.'' But, above all else he was a loyal and faithful 
priest who cared deeply not only for his fellow countrymen but for all 
people.
  Mr. Speaker, it is rare that I have the opportunity to honor someone 
like Father Michael Lavelle who gave so much not only to his own 
community but also to the entire country. My heartfelt appreciation 
goes out to Father Lavelle for his contributions. He was a great man 
and will be sorely missed. May he find eternal peace and happiness in 
his reunion with the Lord.


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