[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 128 (Friday, October 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S10588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      TRIBUTE TO MONSIGNOR BOLDUC

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Reverend Monsignor Norman P. Bolduc, 48, Chancellor of the 
Diocese of Manchester, as New Hampshire mourns his tragic loss.
  Monsignor Bolduc was ordained a priest in April 1979 after entering 
his religious training at Saint Thomas Seminary in Connecticut at the 
tender age of 13. As a Lieutenant Colonel, Monsignor Bolduc served as a 
Chaplain of the United States Air Force Reserves. He earned a master's 
in philosophy at the Catholic University of America in Washington, 
D.C., where he also earned his licentiate in Canon law.
  Upon the recommendation of Bishop Odore Gendron, the seventh Bishop 
of Manchester, Pope John Paul II appointed Reverend Norman Bolduc as a 
Chaplain to His Holiness with the title of Monsignor in 1991. As 
Chancellor, Monsignor Bolduc was the third-ranking official in the 
diocese. He served as the bishop's Secretary for Pastoral Services and 
represented the bishop in Concord, New Hampshire, speaking on 
legislative matters. Reverend Edward Arsenault, Secretary for 
Administration of the diocese, noted Monsignor Bolduc's keen intellect 
and his ``great ability to explain and teach the church's teaching. He 
was a noted and gifted homilist.''
  Monsignor Bolduc was a talented baseball player, an avid golfer and 
had a passion for travel, often traveling to foreign lands. Many New 
Hampshire residents were fortunate to share his love of travel and 
accompanied him on pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Monsignor Bolduc was 
the eldest of seven children. He was the loving son of Norman Sr. and 
Cecile Bolduc of Laconia, New Hampshire. Monsignor Bolduc was a caring 
brother and devoted uncle to his eleven nieces and nephews. He enjoyed 
his family life and cherished the time he spent with all of them.
  As Bishop John B. McCormack remembered his faithful and devoted 
colleague during the Funeral Mass celebrated at Saint Joseph's 
Cathedral he reminded us all that, ``It is clear that God does give, 
but God also takes away. It is clear whether we live or die, we are all 
the Lord's.'' Monsignor Bolduc honorably served our nation and the 
Roman Catholic Church and will be greatly missed by all those who were 
blessed by his presence and ministry. As Holy Scripture says in Psalm 
116, ``Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of the faithful 
ones.'' May God bless Norman Sr., Cecile and Monsignor Boduc's 
siblings, nieces and nephews as they mourn the loss of their loved one.
  I am honored to have served the Reverend Monsignor Norman Bolduc in 
the United States Senate. May God bless him and grant him eternal 
peace.

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