[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 173 (Friday, December 2, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1574]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING MONSIGNOR EDWARD BARRY

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 2, 2016

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a man who has been an 
integral part of the Bronx and Westchester communities for more than 
four decades, Monsignor Edward Barry.
  Born in Washington Heights, Msgr. Barry traces his roots from County 
Waterford. He graduated from St. Anthony's elementary school in Nanuet, 
NY in 1961 and then graduated Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia, 
NY in 1965. In 1969, he graduated from Cathedral College in New York 
and then went on to St. Joseph's Seminary. After being ordained in 
1973, he was appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Patrick's in Yorktown 
Heights, NY where he spent 7 years. As a young priest at St. Patrick's 
parish in Yorktown Heights, he was a member of the Yorktown Interfaith 
Alliance and a member of the Yorktown Substance Abuse Advisory Board. 
In 1980, Msgr. Barry was appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Frances de 
Chantal in the Bronx, NY. Following 6 years at St. Frances, he was 
appointed in 1986 as Executive Director of Youth Services and CYO for 
the Archdiocese of New York. From 1986-1991, he served as Chairman of 
the Board for the Kennedy Center in NYC and Chairman of the Board of 
Head Start at the Spellman Center in NYC.
  In 1991 Msgr. Barry became pastor of St. Charles Borromeo in Dover 
Plains where he spent the next 13 years during which he was appointed 
Honorary Prelate. In 2004 he moved to become Dean of the Northeast 
Bronx Deanery and assigned as Pastor of St. Barnabas in the Bronx, 
before returning to Yorktown Heights.
  Msgr. Barry's faith and devotion have served as a guiding light to 
countless men and women over the years. This year, the American Irish 
Association of Westchester is honoring Msgr. Barry at their annual 
dinner dance. They could not have picked a more deserving honoree. 
Congratulations to Msgr. Barry on receiving this wonderful recognition, 
and my thanks to him for all he has done to better his and our 
community.

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