[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 66 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E933]
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             IN HONOR OF FATHER ALBERT JAMES EVANS, SS.CC.

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 21, 1998

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Father Albert Evans who 
celebrates his Fiftieth Jubilee Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel on May 
31, 1998.
  Father Al, as he is known to friends, was born and raised in 
Cleveland, Ohio. Graduating from James Ford Rhodes High School in 1932, 
Father Al joined the unemployed masses of the Great Depression. For the 
next ten years, he would hold a variety of odd jobs, working as an 
orderly in Cleveland City Hospital, a factory worker, a dock worker, 
and a truck driver.
  In 1939, Father Al enrolled in Saint Mary's College in Kentucky. It 
was while studying at Saint Mary's that Father Al found his calling, 
applying for admission to the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of 
Jesus and Mary. He began his studies for the priesthood three years 
later in Washington, DC and was ordained in 1948.
  Upon his ordination, Father Al received an obedience in Japan. For 
the next twenty years, he presided over a little mission north of 
Tokyo. His work in Japan ended after he was diagnosed with lung cancer, 
resulting in the removal of a portion of his left lung. Father Albert 
recovered upon his return to the United States, dedicating himself to 
mission promotion.
  My fellow colleagues, let us recognize Father Al's fifty years of 
service to the world's underprivileged and congratulate him as he 
celebrates his Fiftieth Jubilee Mass.

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