[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 23 (Monday, February 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E220]
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       IN CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF SISTER ELLEN LEDDY

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 14, 2011

  Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, I wish to celebrate the 100th birthday of Sr. 
Ellen Leddy of Holyoke, Massachusetts. Below is a brief biography of 
Sr. Leddy and a history of her accomplishments.
  Sr. Ellen Leddy, the historian of the Sisters of Providence 
Congregation, is the daughter of the late Edmund and Margaret (Golden) 
Leddy. She entered the SPs from Harvard, MA. Formerly Sister Marie de 
Lourdes, she served as the SPs' historical librarian in Horan Library 
at Providence Mother House, Holyoke, from 1982 until its closure in 
1999. She was also an invaluable consultant for Seeds of Hope: The 
History of the Sisters of Providence, published in 1999.
  She first ministered for 22 years as a registered medical 
technologist in laboratories at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Providence 
Hospital, Holyoke, and St. Luke's Hospital, Pittsfield. She then served 
as local superior for Sisters attending Boston College and followed 
that service with nine years as director of formation for the 
Community's newest members.
  She entered the social service and pastoral counseling fields in the 
late 1960s, first serving at the Municipal Home and Holyoke Day 
Nursery, and then at Mount Saint Vincent Nursing Home, all in Holyoke. 
Additional ministries included service as sacristan at Mount Saint 
Vincent Nursing Home, and both assistant coordinator and coordinator at 
Providence Mother House. She also served as a Minister of the Eucharist 
and Mount Saint Vincent Nursing Home and Blessed Sacrament Church, also 
in Holyoke.
  Sister Ellen attended schools in Harvard, graduated from Mount St. 
Joseph Academy in Brighton and attended Fitchburg Normal School. She 
holds a master of arts degree in religious education from Providence 
College in Rhode Island and a master of education and bachelor of 
science in education degrees from Boston College.
  She is a former member of the Catholic Theology Society, the Society 
of Catholic College Teachers of Sacred Doctrine, the Social Workers of 
Nursing Homes and Hospitals Organization in Massachusetts, and 
Community Workers Association of Holyoke.
  She is only the second Sister of Providence of record to reach her 
80th Jubilee, and lives an active lifestyle at Providence Place in 
Holyoke.

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