[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H2747-H2748]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            WELCOMING AND HONORING FATHER THOMAS J. McCARTHY

  (Mr. WILSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WILSON of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I join my distinguished colleague 
from Ohio, Mr. Ryan, in welcoming Father Thomas McCarthy to the 
Congress today.
  After an active and impressive career serving the people of 
northeastern Ohio, Father McCarthy has retired to St. Paul's Parish in 
Salem, which is in Ohio's Sixth Congressional District which I 
represent. As the Sixth District Representative in Congress, I am 
honored to represent Father McCarthy, and I am also pleased to welcome 
him here today.
  While Father McCarthy may have officially retired, he is showing no 
signs of slowing down. To this day, Father McCarthy remains active in 
the diocese, where he serves as the Bishop's Delegate for Retired 
Priests.
  The people at St. Paul's describe Father McCarthy as a beloved and 
dedicated member of their close-knit community. They say he is someone 
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never hesitates to help someone in need, whether that means making a 
late-night hospital visit to pray with the sick, or comforting a family 
member during the death and funeral of a loved one.
  We are so lucky to have Father McCarthy among us here today in 
Congress. We are even more fortunate to have his unwavering commitment 
and faith guiding us each day in the Ohio Valley.

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