[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 86 (Tuesday, June 25, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1146]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                TRIBUTE TO FATHER T. BYRON COLLINS, S.J.

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                           HON. HENRY J. HYDE

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 25, 2002

  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a long-time 
friend of many of us in this House, Father T. Byron Collins, S.J. This 
past Friday, June 21, 2002, was the 50th anniversary of Father Collins' 
ordination into the priesthood. He originally entered the Jesuit Order 
in September 1940.
  Father Collins has touched many lives during his half century of 
ordained priesthood. He faithfully serves parishioners at Our Mother of 
Sorrows Catholic Church in Centreville--on Maryland's Eastern Shore--
every weekend. This man has enriched the lives of many Georgetown 
University students, giving them a greater understanding of the 
Catholic faith, while at the same time, appreciating these students for 
being the true heart and soul of Georgetown University. And as his 
fellows Jesuits know well, this legendary figure is also a warm and 
caring individual.
  Over the years, Father Collins has dedicated his life to 
strengthening Georgetown University, the nation's oldest Catholic 
institution of higher learning. He came to the campus in 1954. Soon 
after his assignment to Georgetown, Father Collins assumed 
responsibilities for facilities development on the campus, undertaking 
important budgetary functions. As one who works tirelessly to fulfill 
the challenges before him, Father Collins has left his humble, yet 
permanent, mark on the Georgetown campus of today, tomorrow and 
forever.
  Members of the Society of Jesus live by the creed, ``To the greater 
glory of God and the salvation of souls.'' Indeed, throughout these 50 
years, my friend, Father T. Byron Collins, S.J., has lived a life that 
has exemplified that philosophy. Those of us in this Chamber who are 
privileged to know him well understand how true that is. I am certain 
that my colleagues will join me in extending hearty congratulations to 
this special man as he begins the sixth decade of his priesthood.




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