[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 158 (Monday, September 14, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING FATHER LEWIS BROWN, FORMER MILITARY CHAPLAIN AND PAROCHIAL 
            VICAR OF ALL SAINTS PARISH IN CORNING, NEW YORK

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                             HON. TOM REED

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 14, 2020

  Mr. REED. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor Father Lewis Brown, 
former military chaplain and parochial vicar of All Saints Parish in 
Corning, New York. Father Brown passed away on September 5, 2020, and 
it is only fitting to remember him thusly today.
  Father Brown, known as Father Lew to many, was a native of Elmira who 
attended Saint Mary's Southside Parish. He would go on to serve as the 
assistant pastor of the Church of the Assumption in Fairport; Saint 
Alphonsus in Auburn and Saint Ann of Hornell. He also served as an 
assistant at Immaculate Conception in Ithaca.
  Father Brown served twenty-two years as a United States Navy 
Chaplain, serving in Okinawa, Japan; the USS Nimitz, Arlington National 
Cemetery and a recruitment base in Chicago. In 2007, he retired and 
returned to the Southern Tier, making his home in the Corning area. In 
2008, Father Brown became the parochial vicar of my family's church, 
All Saints Parish.
  I have always been inspired by the kindness and peace that Father 
Brown exuded. I appreciated his military service as a chaplain and the 
deep dedication he had to the Church, especially All Saints Parish. He 
was almost always present at our Valentines for Vets events, where we 
shared special cards with veterans at the Bath VA Medical Center. I 
will always remember him fondly, as I am sure so many across the 
Corning area, the state and the nation will as well.
  Given the above, I ask that this Legislative Body pause in its 
deliberations and join me to honor Father Lewis Brown, former military 
chaplain and parochial vicar of All Saints Parish in Corning, NY.

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