[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25391]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO JAMES CARDINAL HICKEY

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                             HON. DAVE CAMP

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 19, 2004

   Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to James Cardinal 
Hickey, favorite son of Midland, Michigan and lifelong servant of God.
  Though Cardinal Hickey's faith journey took him to the Vatican and 
archbishopric of Washington, DC, he never forgot his childhood as Jimmy 
Hickey, a pupil at St. Brigid School. Often he spoke of his home parish 
and hometown to colleagues and in homilies.
  Cardinal Hickey's name has remained on the lips and in the prayers of 
those in Midland and at St. Brigid, from gatherings in Cardinal Hickey 
Hall to praying for him in prayers of the faithful as his health 
declined.
  Ordained in 1946, Cardinal Hickey ascended the ranks of the Catholic 
Church. He became monsignor in 1963, auxiliary bishop of the Saginaw 
Diocese 4 years later, rector of the North American College in Rome in 
1968, bishop of Cleveland in 1974. He served as archbishop of 
Washington, DC, from 1980 until his resignation in 2000. Yet all the 
while, his heart remained in Midland, where he often returned to 
celebrate Mass and visit loved ones.
  As another son of Midland, I was happy to find a friend from home 
here in Washington. The Hickey children; including the young James, 
played with my aunt, and Cardinal Hickey later baptized one of my own 
children. His dedication to aiding those most in need, from AIDS 
victims rejected by their families to migrants far from home but not 
far from hope, served as an example to all.
  Midland lost one of its own with his passing. Yet we believe that 
while we miss him in his earthly home, Cardinal Hickey has been called 
to a Heavenly home. I am grateful for the honor of sharing friendship 
and fellowship with James Cardinal Hickey, a Savior's servant and 
inspiration. May God bless his soul and grant him peace.

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