[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 145 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2088-E2089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATIONS TO KEVIN McCARTHY

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 24, 1997

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my good friend 
Carolyn McCarthy, and her son Kevin who will be getting married very 
soon.
  Each of us are familiar with the circumstances that inspired Carolyn 
to seek election to this House. Since the day she arrived, her 
commitment to making our society safe and to improving the lives of 
those she represents has been an inspiration to us all.
  I know that Carolyn is immensely proud of her son, who has 
demonstrated remarkable strength in overcoming odds most of us would 
find insurmountable.
  Kevin McCarthy is truly a ``profile in courage,'' and I am proud 
today to join those from our class in wishing he and his fiance Leslie 
Nolan all the love and happiness in the world on their wedding day.
  One phrase that is too often thrown around these days is ``family 
values.'' If anyone really wants to know the meaning of that phrase, 
they need to look no further than to Carolyn and Kevin McCarthy.
  It is a privilege to serve in this body with Carolyn, and to honor 
her son Kevin for the life he has led--and wish him all the best in his 
new life with Leslie:

      Background on the Wedding of Kevin McCarthy and Leslie Nolan

       Kevin McCarthy and Leslie Nolan met last fall during his 
     mother's successful 1996 Congressional campaign. Previous to 
     her employment with NASA, Leslie had worked for 10 years on 
     Capitol Hill. With the political season heating up, she got 
     the itch to get back into the game and contacted a friend at 
     EMILY's List, a campaign resource group for female 
     candidates, where she was hooked up with the McCarthy 
     campaign. She arranged to take 6 weeks of vacation and came 
     to Long Island to volunteer for the campaign. She became the 
     candidate's travel assistant.
       Leslie returned home in November to her job as a Senior 
     Policy Analyst at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The 
     couple began a long distance relationship via the telephone, 
     train and New York shuttles. They became engaged on April 26, 
     1997 at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. Kevin got down on 
     one knee and proposed with a diamond engagement ring and a 
     card in front of Longwood's beautiful waterfall. Leslie 
     received a dozen roses each day the week before the 
     engagement!
       Their wedding will be celebrated by Deacon John Reinhart at 
     the Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Mineola. 225 guests are 
     expected. The couple will celebrate their nuptials with a 
     wedding ball at the historic Oheka Castle in Huntington. They 
     will honeymoon in the Caribbean and are planning to make 
     their home on Long Island.
       Kevin McCarthy is the only child of Congresswoman Carolyn 
     McCarthy and the late Dennis McCarthy. Kevin is a Mutual 
     Funds Clerk with Prudential Securities in New

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     York City. He is a graduate of the New York Institute of 
     Technology and is presently pursuing a Masters in Business 
     Administration in International Business at the same school.
       Leslie Nolan is the oldest child of Mary and Nicholas 
     Nolan, Sr. of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Until recently she 
     resided in Bowie, Maryland. Leslie is employed by NASA's 
     Goddard Institute for Space Studies as Assistant Chief for 
     Outreach in New York City. She has 2 sisters & 1 brother, as 
     well as 3 nieces and 1 nephew. Leslie is a graduate of the 
     University of Maryland. Her paternal grandparents, John and 
     Mary Nolan of Venice, Florida, recently celebrated their 60th 
     wedding anniversary. Her maternal grandparents, Jules & Iola 
     Jorgenson, reside in Fremont, Nebraska.

     

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