[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 136 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1761]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN MEMORY OF FATHER JAMES SAUVE (1932-96)

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                        HON. JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 26, 1996

  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great sadness to honor 
the memory of a truly great American leader who passed away earlier 
this week.
  Father James Sauve, our country's leading expert on Jesuit education, 
left this world far too quickly. Lucky for us, in the 64 years he was 
here, he made more difference; he had more positive contributions, than 
most people even dream of making.
  Father Sauve had just recently been named the executive director of 
the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. In this, and his 
many other experiences, he devoted his life to the two greatest goals: 
justice and education. And he succeeded mightily.
  Whether this gentle man was teaching his students mathematics at 
Marquette University, organizing a worldwide meeting of the leaders in 
Jesuit higher education, or simply chatting with friends over a good 
pipe smoke and classical music, Father Sauve always enjoyed his mission 
in life.
  It was his mission to help focus the greatest educational tradition 
in our country, Jesuit education, and to help ensure its continued 
prosperity well into the future. For that we should all be very 
thankful.
  The Jesuit mission promotes a service of faith in a world that often 
makes faith hard to find. In this world, their vocation is to promote a 
shared, lasting good and to promote justice. According to the Jesuit 
teachings, ``God challenges His people to act justly, to speak 
respectfully of serious things, and to counter social conflict.'' 
Father Sauve embodied these principles through his teachings of the 
importance of education--education that teaches service to others, 
justice for all, and peace around the world.
  In the Gospel according to John, Jesus says, ``This is my 
commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you.'' John 
15:12. I believe Father Sauve succeeded better than many of us in 
breathing life into this commandment and teaching its meaning.
  Father Sauve was and still is an inspiration to all of us.

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