Speaker. last week our Nation lost one of its gems. Msgr. Geno Baroni. a Roman Catholic priest. a teacher a servant of the poor and misbegotten. died of cancer at the age of 53. The son of an Italian immigrant coal miner. Monsignor Baroni experienced firsthand the needs of the less fortunate and became known as a civil rights activist. a community organizer. and a champion of social reform. His knowledge of public affairs led him to serve as the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Carter administration and special assistant for community affairs to the archbishop of Washington.
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