[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 134 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING FATHER JOE CARROLL

  (Mr. VARGAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VARGAS. Madam Speaker, we rise today--my colleague, Congressman 
Peters, and myself--in honor of Father Joe Carroll, our San Diego's 
Mother Teresa.
  Father Joe was born in the Bronx, New York, on April 12, 1941, and 
had seven brothers and sisters. He moved to California in his twenties, 
where he completed his studies at the University of San Diego and was 
ordained as a priest in 1974. He was assigned to St. Rita Catholic 
Church with a concurrent assignment to work with St. Vincent de Paul, a 
Catholic organization known for helping the poor, especially the 
poorest of the poor.
  From 1982 to 2011, Father Joe led St. Vincent de Paul, growing the 
organization to 500 employees and a budget of $40 million. In 2015, the 
organization was renamed ``Father Joe's Village'' in his honor.
  On July 10, 2021, just a few months after his 80th birthday, Father 
Joe passed. Father Joe Carroll was a heroic man who helped his 
community with the entirety of his heart and soul. He helped the poor, 
the hungry, and especially the homeless, and he had a gift for bringing 
all people together in his mission to serve.
  Father Joe was loved by many and influenced so many of us. His 
accomplishments and contributions to the community were profound.
  He will be sorely missed. Many of us expect that one day he will be 
named a saint in the Catholic Church.

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