[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 62 (Monday, May 3, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E829]
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             IN MEMORY OF THE REVEREND SEAMUS O'SHAUGHNESSY

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                          HON. CARRIE P. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 3, 1999

  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of the late 
Reverend Seamus O'Shaughnessy, a well known champion of civil rights, 
peace activist, and 29-year Archdiocese of Miami priest who died 
earlier this month at Little Flower Catholic Church in Hollywood. 
Father O'Shaughnessy will be remembered as an outspoken and passionate 
advocate for minority rights.
  Born in 1940 in Limerick City, Ireland, Father O'Shaughnessy learned 
about the Archdiocese of Miami through a recruitment offer, came to our 
city, and was assigned as the assistant pastor of Our Lady of the Holy 
Rosary in Perrine. Subsequently, he served in other parishes, and he 
helped to organize the First National Black Catholic Congress in 1987.
  Reverend O'Shaughnessy formed a local chapter of Orita Rite, a group 
that recognizes the rites of passage into adulthood of young people of 
color. This active priest often wore kente cloth when speaking at his 
Catholic Church.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege for me to pay tribute to a priest who 
was so vigorous in advancing minority rights. Father O'Shaughnessy will 
be missed by his congregation and his many friends in the community.

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