March 3, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E293 CONGRATULATING KYRAN HAGAN As a representative for the great state of spoke out for peace, justice and equality for all , I strongly support the goals of the people—and as former U.S. Ambassador to HON. and the passion and commit- the Andrew Young once said, OF MISSOURI ment of its volunteers on behalf of the United ‘‘If Father Hesburgh was for you, you didn’t IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES States. I am pleased that the President’s care who was against you.’’ FY2016 request includes $30 million increase Father Hesburgh was first called to serve Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in funding to help increase the number of vol- his faith and his fellow Catholics. After under- Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise unteers serving. graduate school at Notre Dame, Hesburgh today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- As our world continues to struggle with nat- traveled to to study at the Gregorian gratulating Kyran Hagan, of the Eureka High ural disasters, diseases such as Ebola, conflict University. When war broke out, he returned School Wildcat Wrestling team, on his win in and instability, fledging transitions to democ- home and, in 1943, Father Hesburgh fulfilled the 120 Class 4 2015 State Wrestling Cham- racy, and poverty and hunger, the Peace his childhood dream when he was ordained at pionship match. Corps will be a vital part of the U.S. diplomatic his alma mater as a in the Congregation This student and his coach should be com- and development response and a sign of our of Holy Cross—a day he described as ‘‘the mended for all of their hard work throughout nation’s long term commitment to helping alle- happiest’’ of his life. He would go on to earn this past year and for bringing home the state viating suffering around the globe. a doctorate of theological studies at the championship to their school and community. I congratulate the Peace Corps and their Catholic University of America, but he returned I ask you in joining me in recognizing Kyran volunteers on this momentous occasion. It is to his beloved Notre Dame where he first Hagan for a job well done. an excellent example of the type of program served as chaplain following World War II and f we need to invest in as part of our efforts to would continue to say Mass throughout his promote development, peace, and stability whole life. IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL around the globe. Father Hesburgh was called to serve the fu- PEACE CORPS WEEK f ture of our country as a brilliant educator and administrator. He ministered to the Notre HON. GWEN MOORE PERSONAL EXPLANATION Dame community as a professor, chairman of OF WISCONSIN the Department of Religion, and executive vice IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. DAVID P. ROE president, and in 1952, at the age of 35, Fa- Tuesday, March 3, 2015 OF TENNESSEE ther Hesburgh became the 15th President of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the . Under his his- Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I join my col- toric 35 years of leadership, Notre Dame Tuesday, March 3, 2015 leagues and the over 6,800 Peace Corps vol- opened its doors to women, increased work- unteers around the globe in commemorating Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I was force diversity, doubled its enrollment, ex- National Peace Corps Week which coincides unable to vote yesterday because of a serious panded its endowment, and cemented its with the 54th Anniversary of the Peace Corps. illness in my family. Had I been present, I place as one of the greatest universities in the Since its beginning in the Kennedy Administra- would have voted: world. tion, nearly 220,000 Americans have served in Roll Call #107—YEA. Yet President Hesburgh’s imprint extended 140 developing nations around the world. f further than a single campus. He dem- These volunteers serve as teachers, health onstrated how to transform Catholic univer- care service providers and educators helping CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF sities into exemplary institutions of higher edu- to bring needed care to communities that lack FATHER THEODORE HESBURGH cation in modern times. He championed aca- access. Their vision and commitment to demic freedom and the pursuit of academic bettering the world around them has helped HON. excellence. In recognition of his extraordinary make enduring contributions in agriculture, OF CALIFORNIA leadership, he was entrusted with 16 presi- education, health and HIV/AIDS, youth, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dential appointments, including service on the technology in developing countries. Addition- Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Presidential Clemency Board, the National ally, returned Peace Corps volunteers are the Science Board, and as ambassador to the type of leaders we need in all sectors of our Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to praise a United Nations Conference on Science and society to help face the many challenges in great man, Father Theodore Hesburgh, on Technology for Development. He served as our own country. whom Congress proudly bestowed the Con- the ’s permanent representative to And as a strong reminder that growing num- gressional Gold Medal in 2000. On Thursday, the International Atomic Energy Agency under bers of young Americans want to go and February 26, America lost a dedicated mem- three popes. In 1999, he received his 150th make a difference in this world, in 2014, the ber of the clergy, an exceptional educator, a , more than any other person Peace Corps received a 22-year high of caring humanitarian, a civil rights champion, in history. 17,336 applications. But it is not only young and one of the most outstanding leaders of In every position, after every honor, Father Americans making a difference in the Peace our era: Reverend Theodore Martin Hesburgh, Hesburgh never lost sight of his purpose. As Corps. A growing number of volunteers are former president of the University of Notre he once told a group of graduates, ‘‘We will over age 50. Dame, who passed away last week at the age not be judged by our degrees, but by our A total of 5,800 volunteers from my home of 97. Father Hesburgh leaves behind a tow- lives.’’ By any standard, President Hesburgh state of Wisconsin have served in the Peace ering legacy that inspires all of us to keep was exceptional. Corps since its founding, including my distin- fighting for a world that honors the spark of di- Father Hesburgh’s career illustrates the guished former colleague from Wisconsin, vinity in each one of us. quote attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, Congressman . On a per capita Father Hesburgh encouraged those he en- ‘‘preach the Gospel and sometimes use basis, Wisconsin ranked 9th in the nation in countered to ‘‘be the kind of person who not words.’’ As a patriot of our country, as a lead- sending Peace Corps Volunteers in 2013 with only understands the injustices of this life, but er of his church, as a teacher and mentor, he the University of Wisconsin-Madison among is also willing to do something about them.’’ lived the Gospel each and every day of his the tops in the nation among large colleges He lived his life by that standard—never failing storied life. and universities in sending Peace Corps vol- to answer the call to serve in any capacity. On the streets, in classrooms, and in board- unteers overseas. Throughout his life, Father Hesburgh was rooms, Father Ted—as he was known by his Over 200 Wisconsinites are currently serv- called to serve and advance the cause of friends and his students—was courageous ing. I want to personally thank the seven vol- human dignity and justice in our society. He enough to speak out against injustice, com- unteers from my district who are currently was named to the U.S. Commission on Civil passionate enough to bring healing to the serving in the Peace Corps. Caitlin Connolly, Rights by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He downtrodden, and creative enough to propose Adam Coonen, Sarmeera Hassan, Casimir marched arm-in-arm with Dr. Martin L. King, ideas that improved the lives of all people. Korducki, Jodi Lemmer, Daniel Pologe, and Jr. He was an insistent champion for the land- Today and forever more, the legacy of Father Lindsey Powell. From Belize to Zambia, these mark , and his con- Ted will live on in the lives he touched, the in- young people are representing the best of Mil- tributions to that effort earned him the Medal stitutions he influenced, the Church he loved, waukee and of America. I am very proud of of Freedom from President Lyndon Baines and the nation he was proud to call home. We them. Johnson. Time and again, he stood up and are grateful for his courage, in awe of his

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