[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 720]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING MONSIGNOR IGNATIUS McDERMOTT

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, during the period when we were 
away, the Nation lost one of my favorite people, Father Ignatius 
McDermott, better known as Father Mac.
  Father Mac was a Catholic priest who, when Chicago had an area known 
as Skid Row, used to walk among the men who were basically alcoholics, 
out of work, and would minister to them at night, and became known as 
the Skid Row Priest.
  Later on he founded Haymarket Center, which has become one of the 
most effective substance abuse treatment centers in the country today. 
Father Mac worked right up to the moment when he gave his last measure 
of life.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend him for his work and for his efforts. There 
are thousands who are living rejuvenated lives because of the work of 
Father Mac.
  We thank you, Father Mac.

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