[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 4, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E261-E262]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF RICHARD E. FOX, M.A., RECIPIENT OF ANCIENT ORDER OF 
                    HIBERNIANS MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 4, 2020

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Reverend 
Richard E. Fox, M.A. as the recipient of the Ancient Order of 
Hibernians Division 4 Paul ``Hook'' O'Malley Man of the Year award. He 
will be honored at the organization's annual gathering on Wednesday, 
March 4, 2020.
  Reverend Fox, son of Richard and Ann C. Madden Fox, was born in 
Pottstown, Pennsylvania and raised in South Wilkes-Barre. In June 1983, 
Reverend Fox graduated from E.L. Meyers High School and the Wilkes-
Barre Area Vo-Tech School with a concentration in warehouse management. 
He was a member of the 100th graduating class of the University of 
Scranton, earning a degree in Christian Traditions in 1988. While at 
the University of Scranton, he also studied at St. Pius X Seminary in 
Dalton. In 1992, Reverend Fox graduated from Christ the King Seminary 
in Buffalo, New York with a master's degree in pastoral ministry.
  On June 27, 1992, Reverend Fox was ordained as a priest at St. 
Peter's Cathedral Church in Scranton. Following his ordination, he 
served as assistant pastor at churches across Northeastern 
Pennsylvania, including Epiphany Church in Sayre (1992 to 1995), 
Immaculate Conception Church in Scranton (1995 to 1998), and St. Jude's 
Church in Mountain Top (1998 to 2000). He then served as pastor of 
Blossburg Area Catholic Community in Tioga County (2000 to 2003), Holy 
Trinity/Holy Child Church in Nanticoke (2003 to 2005), Immaculate 
Conception Church in Scranton (2005 to 2007), Holy Family Church in 
Luzerne (2007 to 2009), St. Eulalia's Church in Roaring Brook Township 
(2009 to 2010), as well as other churches in Exeter and Old Forge in 
2010 and 2011.
  After serving many communities across the region, Reverend Fox called 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Lake Silkworth his home parish from 2011 to 
2016. Since 2016, he has been the pastor at St. Patrick's Parish in 
Scranton.
  Reverend Fox has two siblings, Bridget Fox Ford, married to William 
Ford, and the late Christopher Fox.
  He is the proud uncle of his niece and nephew, Mitchell and Cameron 
Ford.
  It is an honor to recognize Reverend Richard E. Fox as the Ancient 
Order of the Hibernians Division 4 Man of the Year and congratulate him 
on his distinguished career in

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service to the Catholic community of Northeastern Pennsylvania. May he 
continue to find happiness and peace in his vocation.

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