[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 126 (Thursday, October 7, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1832]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LATE REVEREND VICTORIANO F. SANDOVAL

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 6, 2004

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call the attention of my 
colleagues to the late Reverend Victoriano F. Sandoval. It is with 
great respect that I pay tribute to Padre Sandoval, who is being 
honored, In Memoriam, by the Latino American Association of Monmouth 
County, Inc., as they celebrate their Eleventh Annual Awards Banquet.
  Padre Victoriano Fernandez Sandoval was born on December 24, 1933 in 
the town of Fuentes de los Oteros, in the Castilla Province, Spain. He 
studied in the Seminary of ``los Padres Agustinos'' in the Castilla 
Province. He was ordained as a priest on July 12, 1958.
  He worked as a priest for 16 years in Brazil as the Director of the 
College and Seminary of Braganca Paulista, Sao Paulo. Shortly 
thereafter, he was the Director of the Educational Faculty at Catholic 
University and the College of San Agustin in Goiania.
  In the United States he worked for 21 years at the Church of the Holy 
Redemption, Mount Holly, NJ and at Saint John the Baptist Church in 
Long Branch for 4 years. He served as the Chaplain for Hispanics at the 
federal prison in Fort Dix and Mid-State Correctional facility. There 
he ensured that all Hispanic inmates' rights were observed. He made it 
possible for them to celebrate Christmas with a dinner every year. His 
rectory door was always open for anyone in need.
  Additionally, Padre Sandoval served as the Spiritual Director for 
marriage retreats in the northeast U.S.A. He also worked with Hispanics 
at marital retreats in Canada, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Mexico.
  Lamentably, Padre Sandoval died suddenly on June 20, 2002.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my sincere hope that my colleagues will join me in 
paying tribute to Padre Victoriano Fernandez Sandoval, as the Latino 
American Association of Monmouth County honors him, In Memoriam, for 
his unfaltering dedication and commitment to the advancement of 
Latinos.

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