[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 156 (Tuesday, October 10, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S14945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             J.P. McCARTHY

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, on August 16, Michigan, and 
America, lost a friend and companion from their airwaves. J.P. 
McCarthy, whose gentle questions and quiet concerns made the radio 
sparkle for millions of listeners in Detroit and surrounding 
communities, passed away from pneumonia brought on by a rare blood 
disease.
  J.P. McCarthy interviewed Governors, legislators, businessmen, and 
even cardinals over the years, and became friends with almost all of 
them. He asked probing questions with a sincerity and a keen sense of 
civility that produced straight answers and more than a little 
enlightenment. He made our lives richer through his work.
  And his work was not done merely on the radio. J.P. generously gave 
of his time and effort for numerous charities in and around his 
hometown. Many was the time when he would stay up late at a fundraiser, 
knowing full well that he would have to get up before 5 a.m. the next 
morning so that he could be on the air.
  But, full as has schedule was, J.P. never neglected his family. After 
work he would return home for lunch with his wife, Judy, even when he 
could have been hob-knobbing with the rich and famous. That was the 
kind of man he was: devoted to family and friends, always certain of 
where his priorities should lay.
  Cardinal Adam Maida, the archbishop of Detroit, told those of us at 
J.P.'s funeral that perhaps the strongest influence on his friend's 
life was his faith. After his last meeting with J.P., Cardinal Maida in 
his own words ``knew he was a man who was at peace with God.''
  May all who knew and loved J.P. McCarthy be consoled by the knowledge 
that he is at peace with God, and may we remember the warmth and 
enlightenment this kind and giving man provided us all.

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