[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 14 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E213-E214]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH F. DUFFY

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 1998

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention 
Joseph F. Duffy of the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey. Joe is being 
honored on Sunday, February 15, 1998 on the occasion of the 28th Annual 
Murray House Dinner Dance.
  Joe is currently serving as Executive Director of Catholic Family & 
Community Services (CFCS). As Executive Director, he is responsible for 
the delivery of social services to clients in Morris, Passaic and 
Sussex Counties, and oversees a budget of $6.5 million. These services 
include assistance to emotionally troubled children and adults, persons 
with disabilities, individuals with AIDS, the elderly, homeless, 
jobless, refugees, immigrants, and persons seeking to adopt.
  Additionally, Joe is also Executive Secretary for Social Ministries. 
In this capacity, Joe is responsible as CEO of CFCS and oversees the 
activities of four other Social Services Agencies and the Department of 
Parish Social Ministries. He directs Social Ministries with a budget of 
$25 million.
  Joe's impressive resume does not stop here. Before joining CFCS in 
April of 1997, Joe served as Vice-President of Long-Term and Ambulatory 
Care Services, Assistant Vice-President of Long Term Care Services, and 
in many capacities with the Diocese of Paterson's Department of Persons 
with Disabilities. He also served as a Co-Director and House Parent at 
the Murray House from September of 1971 to June of 1976.
  In addition to his administrative skills and experience, Joe has vast 
educational and teaching experience. He is currently service as Field 
Instructor at Rutgers University's Graduate School of Social Work, a 
position he has held before in the late 1970's and mid-1980's at 
Rutgers, Fordham University, Ramapo College, Fairleigh Dickinson 
University, and William Paterson College. Joe has also served as

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an Adjunct Faculty member at St. Elizabeth's College, in the Department 
of Business Administration and Sociology.
  An honors graduate, Joe has an M.P.A. degree in Health Care from 
Rutgers. He has two M.A. degrees in Rehabilitation Counseling from 
Seton Hall University, and in Special Education from William Paterson 
College. Joe also has a B.A. degree in Sociology from Seton Hall. He 
graduated from all of these schools with honors.
  Joe is also involved with numerous professional and civic 
associations, and currently serves as President of CFCS, Straight & 
Narrow, the Father English Multi-Purpose Community Center. He is a 
member of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency (Passaic County), the Association for 
Special Children & Families, and the West Milford Board of Education.
  Joe is married and is the father of three children.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, and Joe's family 
and friends, in recognition of Joseph F. Duffy's many outstanding and 
invaluable contributions to our society.

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