[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 23, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATING SISTER KATHLEEN QUINN

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 23, 2002

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure and admiration 
that I congratulate Sister Kathleen Quinn upon her retirement as 
chairperson of the Ancilla Systems Board of Directors. I can truly say 
Sister Kathleen is one of the most dedicated, distinguished, and 
committed citizens of Indiana's First Congressional District. Northwest 
Indiana and Ancilla Systems, Inc., has certainly been rewarded by the 
true service and uncompromising loyalty she has displayed to her 
community.
  Sister Kathleen entered the religious community and made her First 
Profession in June of 1949. She graduated from St. Joseph's School of 
Nursing in 1952, and received a BSN in Nursing from Loyola University 
and a MSN in Nursing Service Administration from the Catholic 
University of America, located in Washington, DC. She began her nursing 
career in the Obstetrics Department at St. Anne's Hospital in Chicago 
and later served as the hospital's Director of Nursing Services from 
1960 to 1965. For the next 2 years, Sister Kathleen served as the 
Assistant Administrator of Nursing at St. Mary's Hospital in East St. 
Louis. She then became the Assistant Provincial of the PHJC Community 
from July of 1967 to July of 1973. For the next twelve years, Sister 
Kathleen held hospital administrator positions at St. Joseph's Hospital 
in Fort Wayne, Indiana and St. Mary's Hospital in East St. Louis, IL. 
From 1985 to 1991 Sister Kathleen served as Provincial of the PHJC 
congregation. Most recently, Sister Kathleen served as chairperson of 
Ancilla, Inc., from July 1991 to April 2002. While serving as 
chairperson, she has served on a number of boards and committees, 
including: American Hospital Association, Catholic Health Association, 
Illinois Catholic Health Association, Gary Community Health Foundation, 
Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Legacy Foundation, Inc., St. 
Joseph Community Health Foundation, Health Visions Midwest, St. Joseph 
Hospital Advisory Board, St. Joseph Hospital Ethics Committee and 
Mission Effectiveness Committee, Sagamore Health Network and Advantage 
Health Plan Mission Effectiveness Committee, Community Foundation of 
Northwest Indiana, Inc., St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Board, The 
Discovery Alliance Board, YWCA of Gary, and Linden House of Gary.
  Among her many contributions to the care of all God's people, Sister 
Kathleen founded the Nazareth Home in East Chicago, IN, in 1993. 
Nazareth Home is a foster home for children born of mothers who are 
addicted to various substances or who have AIDS. She was also a leader 
in founding the Sojourner Truth House, which is a daytime ministry for 
needy women and children in Gary, IN. Sister Kathleen is currently 
active in parish life at Holy Angels Cathedral in Gary.
  Mr. Speaker, America is made a better place because of the tireless 
and unselfish service of its citizens. Sister Kathleen Quinn is a woman 
who has dedicated her entire life to helping those around her, 
resolutely working to aid the needy, and serving as an upright pillar 
of morality and conscience. In so doing, she has strengthened her 
community and the whole of our country and society. I ask you and my 
other distinguished colleagues to join me in commending Sister Kathleen 
Quinn for her lifetime of remarkable accomplishments, enduring service, 
and the unforgettable effect she has had on the people of northwest 
Indiana. The staff at Ancilla Systems, Inc., will surely miss her 
enthusiasm, but we thank her for her years of service and wish her 
happiness in her well-deserved retirement.

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