[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 8164] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]IN MEMORY OF THE REVEREND SEAMUS O'SHAUGHNESSY ______ HON. CARRIE P. MEEK of florida in the house of representatives Monday, May 3, 1999 Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of the late Reverend Seamus O'Shaughnessy, a well known champion of civil rights, peace activist, and 29-year Archdiocese of Miami priest who died earlier this month at Little Flower Catholic Church in Hollywood. Father O'Shaughnessy will be remembered as an outspoken and passionate advocate for minority rights. Born in 1940 in Limerick City, Ireland, Father O'Shaughnessy learned about the Archdiocese of Miami through a recruitment offer, came to our city, and was assigned as the assistant pastor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Perrine. Subsequently, he served in other parishes, and he helped to organize the First National Black Catholic Congress in 1987. Reverend O'Shaughnessy formed a local chapter of Orita Rite, a group that recognizes the rites of passage into adulthood of young people of color. This active priest often wore kente cloth when speaking at his Catholic Church. Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege for me to pay tribute to a priest who was so vigorous in advancing minority rights. Father O'Shaughnessy will be missed by his congregation and his many friends in the community. ____________________