[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 116 (Thursday, September 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1859]
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CONGRATULATING NED McGINLEY ON THE OCCASION OF HIS SERVICE AS NATIONAL 
              PRESIDENT OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 15, 2005

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Mr. Ned 
McGinley, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, who is serving his second, 
two-year, term as national president of the Ancient Order of 
Hibernians.
  Born in Pittston, Pennsylvania, Ned graduated from Wilkes College in 
1966. He was captain of the wrestling team and was named All American 
in 1963. Married for 36 years to his wife, Maryellen, the couple has 
three children and five grandchildren.
  A school teacher for 31 years in the Wyoming Valley West School 
District, Ned is now athletic recruitment coordinator for King's 
College in Wilkes-Barre. A member of the AOH since 1978, Ned served in 
numerous leadership roles within the organization. In June, 2002, he 
was elected national president without opposition. Having visited 
Ireland 25 times in the past 16 years, Ned has been devoted to 
furthering the Peace Process in Northern Ireland.
  He is a strong proponent of the Hibernian Charity Corporation, 
instituted in 2005, to bring tax deductible contributions to Project 
St. Patrick, stipends for religious vocations and support for the 
Hibernian Hunger Project.
  Under Ned's leadership, the AOH is working to introduce a resolution 
on the Molly Maguires to the Pennsylvania legislature. The AOH is 
convinced that the Irish men convicted of crimes in the Pennsylvania 
coal fields of Luzerne and Schuylkill Counties in the 1870s were denied 
legal due process during their trials. During Ned's term of office as 
national president, the AOH has called upon the Irish Republican Army 
to renounce violence in its struggle for a united Ireland. Last July, 
the IRA agreed to do that and limit itself to using the political 
process to achieve goals.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Ned McGinley for his 
devoted service to the Ancient Order of Hibernians, a proud 
organization committed to preserving Irish history and culture and to 
promoting Irish values.

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