[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2577]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF SISTER KATHLEEN KILBANE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 29, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Sister 
Kathleen Kilbane and to acknowledge her receipt of the Walks of Life 
Award from the Irish American Archive Society. Sister Kathleen has 
dedicated her life to the homeless and to students of the Greater 
Cleveland area.
  Sister Kathleen attended high school in Cleveland's West Park 
neighborhood at St. Joseph Academy. She later earned a bachelor's 
degree in education from St. John College and a master's degree from 
Cleveland State University.
  In 1952, Sister Kathleen entered the nunnery at St. Clement in 
Lakewood. Early on, she devoted most of her time as a grade school 
teacher at Annunciation, St. Angela Merici, St. Aloysius, St. Mary and 
St. Colman schools. In 1977, the West Side Catholic Center was 
established to assist the elderly and homeless; Sister Kathleen was 
named the director. Twenty years later, in 1997, Sister Kathleen 
established Seeds of Literacy, an organization dedicated to helping 
high school drop-outs earn their diplomas.
  Because of her relentless work to support those in need, in 2000, the 
West Side Catholic Center honored Sister Kathleen with the Dorothy Day 
Humanitarian Award.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in congratulating Sister 
Kathleen Kilbane as she is honored by the Irish American Archive 
Society.

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