[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 105 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1343]
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               HONORING THE LIFE OF FATHER PAUL LOCATELLI

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 15, 2010

  Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today in memory 
of Father Paul Locatelli, my friend and one of Silicon Valley's most 
distinguished and respected figures.
  Paul, a member of the Santa Clara community for over half a century, 
was the President of Santa Clara University for twenty years and, most 
recently, the school's sitting Chancellor. Paul also served the 
International Society of Jesus, headquartered in Rome, as Secretary of 
Higher Education.
  Growing up as the middle son on a ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains 
town of Boulder Creek, Paul learned the lesson of a service at an early 
age. He graduated from SCU in 1960 and earned a doctorate in business 
administration from the University of Southern California in 1971. In 
1974 he joined SCU as an accounting professor and that same year he 
became an ordained priest and earned his master of divinity from the 
Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley.
  During his Presidency at SCU, he was particularly concerned with 
concentrating SCU's efforts around themes such as connecting students 
with the world, increasing student diversity and education for all, and 
utilizing of Silicon Valley's vast resources. His dedication to the 
success of SCU clearly led the university to become one of the Nation's 
preeminent Jesuit Catholic universities.
  Fr. Locatelli was a man who brought about positive change with a 
continued and committed focus on educating students about poverty and 
injustice. One of his significant accomplishments was creating a 
program to help students understand poverty by working in urban schools 
and women's centers in El Salvador.
  His unrelenting commitment to ethics and social justice and his 
desire to help create young leaders with the qualities of competence, 
conscience and compassion is what I admire him most for. He dedicated 
his life to creating a more just and understanding world.
  Many will remember his tenure at SCU for the buildings he helped 
build and the thousands of students he loved and helped mentor, but 
most of all, Paul should be remembered for his commitment to service 
and making other's lives better. There is no question that his life has 
touched many and his good works will continue to flourish even in his 
absence.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in sending our 
condolences to Fr. Paul Locatelli's family, his Jesuit brothers and the 
entire SCU community and in remembering a remarkable public servant, 
educator and friend.

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