[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 13, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S701-S702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   REMEMBERING MONSIGNOR LEO McFADDEN

 Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the life of 
Monsignor Leo McFadden, a priest, an Air National Guardsman, and a 
spiritual leader for thousands of Nevadans whose recent passing is a 
saddening loss to the Silver State. Monsignor McFadden was a beloved 
member of our community, and I am grateful for his work as a priest and 
chaplain for the less fortunate and spiritually needy in northern 
Nevada.
  Not only was Monsignor McFadden a man of God, but he was also a 
Pulitzer Prize-nominated columnist who spent 20 years writing and 
editing for the Nevada Register. He also served in the Nevada Air 
National Guard for decades, and he was the first Guardsman chaplain to 
be a general line officer.
  Monsignor McFadden was a priest at Saint Teresa of Avila Catholic 
Church in Carson City and at Reno's Our Lady of the Snows Catholic 
Church. In 1977, Leo McFadden was given the distinct designation as a 
monsignor. His work included the formation of the Catholic Newman Club 
at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and serving as a chaplain at the 
University of Nevada, Reno.
  Monsignor McFadden dedicated his entire life to his faith and to the 
members of his parish. He was an important figure in our State, and he 
will be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends 
during this difficult time.

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