[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 67 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3295-S3296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING THE GUEST CHAPLAIN

  Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, I just want to note what a great pride it 
is in our family to have welcomed the visiting pastor today, Father 
Claude Pomerleau, who is also my wife Marcelle's brother. He, with the 
gracious concurrence of our Chaplain, Dr. Black, has opened the Senate 
on other occasions. But it is with a great deal of pride for both 
Marcelle and myself when he is here and has a chance to visit with us. 
Father Pomerleau is a dear friend of all our family and has been a 
guide and spiritual leader for our family for decades.
  Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that a short bio of him by 
the University of Portland, which even speaks about his clarinet 
playing, be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

             Campus Ministry: Rev. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C.

       Rev. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., was born of French Canadian 
     parents in Newport, Vermont on beautiful Lake Memphermagog,

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      a lake that connects geographically and spiritually to the 
     Plains of Abraham in Quebec. He began his academic career 
     studying engineering and philosophy at Notre Dame followed by 
     theology in France and Italy. He earned his Ph.D. in 
     International Relations from the University of Denver in 1975 
     and has taught at the University of Notre Dame and the 
     University of Chile. Since 1991, he has served as an 
     associate professor in the department of history and 
     political science here at the University of Portland and 
     became department chair in 1994. Fr. Claude also currently 
     serves at the Director of the Social Justice Program and is 
     the Religious Superior of the Holy Cross brothers and priests 
     at UP. He enjoys traveling and observing the universe, but 
     especially visiting the University of Chile where he is a 
     visiting professor in the summer. Fr. Claude is an 
     accomplished clarinet player, sometimes playing loudly and 
     late at night in Tyson Hall where he is grateful to be 
     chaplain to a bunch of wonderfully tolerant students.

  Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, again, I thank our leaders, and I yield 
the floor.

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