[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 87 (Thursday, June 13, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               WELCOMING THE REVEREND COLIN P. KELLY III

  (Mr. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to formally 
welcome and introduce today's guest chaplain, the Reverend Colin P. 
Kelly III of Trinity-on-the-Hill Episcopal Church in Los Alamos, NM.
  Reverend Kelly has had a long and distinguished career of service to 
his congregants and to this Nation. A West Point graduate, he served 
his country in Germany and at Fort Riley, KS. After receiving a master 
of divinity degree from Philadelphia Divinity School, he returned to 
active duty military for extensive pastoral experience. Among his 
duties, he served as assistant chaplain at the Military Academy and 
also served as division chaplain at Fort Carson where he supervised 21 
Army chaplains who were responsible for the spiritual welfare of over 
16,000 soldiers and their families.
  After retiring from the Army, he settled in Los Alamos where he 
assumed duties as rector of Trinity-on-the-Hill Episcopal Church. He is 
married to Sue Ellen Kelly who just joined him on this mission to 
Washington and they have five children.
  While we in New Mexico know and respect Colin P. Kelly III for his 
pastoral duties, others around the country might recognize his name--
his father was a World War II hero. Colin P. Kelly, Jr., was shot down 
over the Philippines in December 1941, shortly after the attack on 
Pearl Harbor. He had engaged the enemy in what was the first strike 
back by the United States in World War II.
  In recognition of the outstanding service offered by the Kelly family 
to this great Nation, it is only fitting that Reverend Kelly be given 
the opportunity to offer his prayers before the House. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in welcoming and honoring Reverend Colin P. Kelly 
III.

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