[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 117 (Monday, September 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1688]
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                     ON THE DEATH OF MOTHER TERESA

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                            HON. TIM ROEMER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 8, 1997

  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, it was with great sadness that I learned 
Friday of the passing of one of the most remarkable women to ever grace 
our planet, Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
  Mother Teresa dedicated her life of serving the poor, the destitute, 
and the most helpless among us. In so doing, she set an example for all 
people of the world to live by. She demonstrated that love and kindness 
and hope are far greater rewards than any material goals. Her selfless 
dedication to humanity and charity will never be forgotten. She devoted 
her life to those with less--the helpless and the homeless. She did not 
hesitate to visit a slum or leper colony. She truly lived Jesus 
Christ's proclamation in the bible: ``What you do to the least of us 
you do unto me.''
  I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to hear Mother Teresa 
speak twice in my lifetime: once at the Congressional Prayer Breakfast 
in 1995 and most recently at the award ceremony where she was presented 
with the Congressional Gold Medal. Listening to her speak, listening to 
her conviction, her dedication to the poor, I truly believed I was in 
the presence of a saint. She was humble and modest, but strongly 
committed to the poor, the unborn, and the hungry.
  Mother Teresa's work will carry on through the missionaries of 
charity which she founded, but she will be missed. I admired her 
greatly and pray that she, in her infinite faith, is joyfully reunited 
with her God.

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