[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12706]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING REV. CAESAR CAVIGLIA

 Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, I wish to offer a tribute honoring 
the life and work of Father Caesar Caviglia. Father Caviglia was a 
dedicated community leader from my home State of Nevada who passed away 
this week. He touched the lives of countless Nevadans and will be long 
remembered for his compassion, faith, and service to his church and 
community.
  Father Caviglia was a lifelong Nevadan who spent more than half a 
century as a minister and educator. Throughout his life, he served in 
various capacities across the entire State. He was born in Ely, NV in 
1928, and returned to the Silver State after being ordained and earning 
multiple degrees in philosophy, theology and education. He was a 
committed educator who spent time teaching at Bishop Manogue Catholic 
High School and the University of Nevada, Reno before moving to the 
southern part of the State to serve as the superintendent of Nevada 
State Catholic Schools.
  Father ``C,'' as he was known by his parishioners, spent much of his 
ministry serving as the parish priest at St. Peter's Catholic Church in 
Henderson, NV. Throughout his time there, he took on a variety of 
leadership roles and was active in advocating for important issues 
affecting those he served. He was a member of the faculty at the 
Henderson Campus of the College of Southern Nevada, where he taught 
sociology, anthropology and philosophy. He played a key role in the 
construction of that campus, and one of its academic buildings is named 
in his honor. He returned to Ely to begin his retirement, but soon 
after, he resumed his role of service as the administrator at Sacred 
Heart Catholic Church, where he served until 2008.
  Father Caviglia spent a lifetime devoted to serving his community and 
serves as an example to us all. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
remembering Father Caesar Caviglia, and offer my deepest condolences to 
his family and parishioners as they mourn the loss of this great 
Nevadan.

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