[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 8, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E593]
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 SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF FATHER MICHAEL DANDURAND AND THE TWENTY-FIFTH 
                     ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ORDINATION

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                          HON. ROBERT E. LATTA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 8, 2022

  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Father Michael 
Dandurand, an outstanding citizen from Assumption, Ohio, who will 
celebrate the 25th anniversary of his ordination on June 11, 2022. This 
milestone provides the opportunity to recognize Father Dandurand's 
service to the Catholic Church and to our country.
  Born and raised in Tiffin, Ohio, Father Dandurand earned a bachelor's 
degree in history from Saint Meinrad College Seminary in Indiana, a 
master's degree in Corporate and Public Communication at Seton Hall 
University in 1993, and a Masters of Divinity from St. Meinrad school 
of Theology in 1997.
  After ordination, Father Dandurand served as an Associate Pastor in 
St. Charles Parish in Lima, St. Rose Parish in Perrysburg, and St. 
Joseph Parish in Maumee. Father Dandurand also served as an instructor 
and chaplain at Calvert Catholic High School in Tiffin, Ohio. From 2006 
to 2013, he was pastor at the St. Thomas More University Parish in 
Bowling Green, also serving as the Chaplain for the Bowling Green State 
University Football Team. At his current parish, Holy Trinity Catholic 
Church, he serves the students at the Holy Trinity School as well as 
the wider parish community. Father Dandurand was commissioned as an Air 
National Guard Chaplain in 2014 and was assigned to the 180th Fighter 
Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard. He deployed in March 2020 to 
Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan and also served as the Catholic chaplain 
at the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating the 25th 
anniversary of Father Michael Dandurand's ordination. It is my great 
pleasure to recognize this outstanding achievement, and I thank him for 
his service to our country and his flock. On behalf of the people of 
the Fifth Congressional District of Ohio, I wish Father Dandurand the 
best in all his future endeavors.

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