[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 29288]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO HAROLD JAMES BOYD

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 17, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a solemn heart that I rise to 
pay tribute to the passing of a great man from my District. Harold 
James Boyd, better known as Father Theo, served the Old Snowmass Saint 
Benedict's Monastery with dedication and commitment until his death on 
October 8th of this year. Father Theo will be remembered as a valued 
member of the Snowmass community, and I am honored to bring his many 
contributions to his community to the attention of this body of 
Congress.
  Father Theo entered the monastic life in 1950 at St. Joseph's Abbey 
in Spencer, Massachusetts. After his first charge, he spent the rest of 
his years at Saint Benedict's Monastery, where he served as retreat 
director, confessor, and cantor. Father Theo was also an accomplished 
author who published a book entitled ``Tales of the Magic Monastery'' 
in 1981.
  Mr. Speaker, Harold James Boyd was a warm and generous soul who 
selflessly gave his life to inspire others. Throughout his life, Father 
Theo touched many lives and I am honored to pay tribute to such an 
extraordinary man.

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