[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8494-8495]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF BROTHER DIETRICH REINHART

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 2009

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
service of Brother Dietrich Reinhart, President Emeritus of Saint 
John's University in Collegeville, MN. Brother Reinhart faithfully 
served his community since 1967 in various roles as a student, 
professor, dean and finally, as President of the University.

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  His accomplishments at Saint John's are numerous and have impacted so 
many students' everyday life. As liturgy director in 1983, Brother 
Reinhart led the committee on the revision of the Liturgy of the Hours 
at Saint John's Abbey, a version that is still used in public prayer 
services. Brother Reinhart oversaw the completion of student housing 
units, academic buildings, sports facilities, a student center and the 
art center as well as implementing the educational Core Curriculum and 
developing new majors in Peace Studies and in Communications to 
accommodate both the increasing number of students and the rising 
student academic profile.
  In November of 2008, after being diagnosed with malignant metastatic 
melanoma, Brother Reinhardt commented that ``Saint John's is a 
community where people stand by each other--they care about each 
other--and that there is always room in this community''. Brother 
Reinhart passed away at the retirement center at St. John's Abbey on 
December 29, 2008. He will be deeply missed by his community and it is 
my honor to rise with the thousands of students whose lives he enriched 
to recognize his life and his accomplishments before you today.

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