[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 138 (Monday, October 21, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                    TRIBUTE TO FR. JOSEPH P. TEDESCO

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 21, 2002

  Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, one of our Lord's most faithful servants 
is Fr. Joseph P. Tedesco, S.M. M.Div., M.A., PCC. I rise today to 
commend Fr. Tedesco for his many years of service as a teacher, 
scholar, priest and community leader.
  Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania in 1952, Joseph P. Tedesco 
professed first vows as a Marianist in 1971 and was later ordained a 
Catholic priest in 1983. He was a teacher and guidance counselor at 
Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio as well as moderator of the 
very successful Lacrosse team. He was also a teacher and counselor at 
St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio and Chaminade-Julienne High 
School in Dayton.
  Tedesco received a Masters in Community and Agency Counseling from 
John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio. Joseph Tedesco has 
also completed a post Masters certificate in Clinical Counseling, also 
from John Carroll. He joined the University of Dayton faculty in 1996 
teaching courses in Theories of Personality, Tests and Measurements, 
Adult Development and Aging, and Child Psychology.
  Professor Tedesco is an ordained member of the Society of Mary and he 
serves as the Novice Master of the Marianist Province of the U.S. He 
holds Masters degrees in Divinity from Toronto School of Theology and 
Applied Spirituality from the University of San Francisco. Professor 
Tedesco is a member of the Board of Directors of Catholic Social 
Services of Miami Valley serving as co-director of programs and 
community services.
  He is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the State of 
Ohio. He has served as a child and adolescent therapist since 1983 and 
presently is in private practice. His special areas of study include 
addictions, sexual identity, adult development and aging, psychology of 
religion and adolescent psychopathology.
  Mr. Speaker, Fr. Tedesco was one of my high school teachers and I owe 
him much for his instruction, guidance, and direction. Tedesco loves 
his students and he thrives on the chance to appear before classrooms 
to develop his pupils and help them succeed.
  Fr. Tedesco also married my wife and me. Through the marriage 
preparation process, I came to fully appreciate Fr. Tedesco's passion 
for his ministry and his role in the Church. He is a truly holy man--
one who lives his faith and inspires others to know Jesus Christ.
  Among his students, friends and colleagues, Joseph Tedesco is loved 
and admired. He has a warm countenance and an engaging delivery. He has 
strengthened the minds and grown the hearts of all those who have 
received his lectures, homilies, and advice. He is a great American.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have been a student of Fr. Tedesco, and 
honored by his blessing upon my family. I am grateful for the 
opportunity, as a member of the United States Congress, to tell our 
colleagues in the House about the many achievements and contributions 
of this remarkable man.
  I ask the House to join me in extending its heartiest congratulations 
and commendation to Fr. Joseph Tedesco for his many years of academic 
excellence and Christian charity. May God continue to bless him, his 
ministry, and all that he loves.

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