[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 72 (Thursday, May 3, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF SISTER KATHLEEN HEALY

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 3, 2018

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Sister 
Kathleen Healy, who passed away on April 21, 2018 at the Sisters of the 
Presentation Motherhouse in San Francisco. Sister Kathleen was a woman 
of great faith, and lived her faith by performing works of loving 
service to all of those in need. She was a great source of spiritual 
inspiration for me, my family and our community.
  A native San Franciscan, Sister Kathleen was born into a loving Irish 
family who instilled in her their strong Catholic Faith and commitment 
to social justice. As a Sister of the Presentation for seventy-five 
years, Sister Kathleen was a compassionate champion for immigrant 
rights, and a voice of conscience for alleviating poverty and suffering 
in our immigrant communities, particularly among those who are elderly 
and disabled.
  Sister Kathleen was a founding member of The Lantern, a ministry 
project serving the immigrant community of San Francisco through 
hospitality, education and advocacy. In 1974, she began her ministry 
with Saint Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in San Francisco where she 
served for over 30 years. In 2006, working with Saint Anthony 
Foundation, she visited the poor in residential hotels in the 
Tenderloin and provided social services in the Dining Room, where my 
family and I volunteer every year during Thanksgiving.
  In 1946, Sister Kathleen began 28 years as a Catholic school teacher 
in San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles, and served as principal at 
Saint Agnes School in San Francisco from 1962-1968.
  Sister Kathleen served with Father Peter Sammon, Director of Family 
Life for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, from 1979 to 1983. During 
this time, she became one of the original organizers of the Sanctuary 
Movement, founding the San Francisco Organizing Project and joining 
several delegations to El Salvador and Guatemala to support their 
peoples' struggle for justice.
  Sister Kathleen prepared for her ministry by earning a Bachelor's and 
a Master's Degree in Education through the University of San Francisco, 
a Master's Degree in Theology through Immaculate Heart College in Los 
Angeles, and a Doctorate in Ministry from the Jesuit School of Theology 
in Berkeley.
  Sister Kathleen's life was a blessing. She was predeceased by her 
parents, William and Hanna Healy, and her devoted sisters, Sister Nancy 
Healy, Sister Doreen Healy, Sister Maryann Healy, and Mrs. Honora Lowe. 
She is survived her beloved nieces, nephews, and cousins along with 
their families. May it be a comfort to her family and her loving 
Presentation Sisters that so many share in their grief at the loss of 
this remarkable saintly woman.

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