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Home My WebLink AboutM-02-0159CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDI � CITYWIDE MAYOR DIAZ To : Carlos Gimenez QATE ; February 1, 2002 City Manager FILE sU&JECT : Agenda Item Street Designation FROM Manuel A. Diaz REFERENCES: Mayor ENCLOSURES: I respectfully request that the following item be placed on the agenda of the next City Commission meeting to be held on February 14, 2002. ■ Discussion concerning changing the name of N.E. 21" Street from Biscayne Blvd. to Biscayne Bay Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh. Boulevard. Enclosed is a biography of Monsignor Walsh as well as -historical information about N.E. 21st Street and Biscayne Boulevard — former home of St. Raphael's Cuban Boys Home. Cc: Agenda Office 02- 15.19 �I StN; HY: UU,'S; May -07-01 07:26P 305 762 1344; 6-W a -Walsh JAN -30-02 8:24PM; PAGE 214 30668 93S7 P. 02 MONSIGNOR DRYA14 Q. WALSH , PA - October 1, 1997 Monsignor Btyan 0. Walsh retired as the Arcbdiocesean Director or the Catholic Charities of the Archdincest of Miami in 32npary 1996, He had worked in Catholic Charities since 1935. Monsignor Walsh was born in Portarlingtoo, Co, Offaly, Ireland on the Feast of Corpus Christi, dune ISI, 1930, 1a 1933, he moved with his family to Limerick He attended the Modal School, 1936.1942. Creace"t College, S.3., 1942-1948, hfungret College, School of PhiMgophy 1948-1950. From 1950-1954. he studied at St. Mary's University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, where he earned a Bachelor In Sacred Theology (1952) and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (1954). He was ordained to the priesthood May 23. 1994 In St. Augustint Florida for the Diocese of St, Augustint. After one year as an assists iii pastor in Lakeland Florida, he was appointed on September 15 Assistant Diocesan Dire6 or of Catholic Charities based in Miami. From 1957 to 1958 he served as Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Augustine. With the establiaheent of the Diocese of Miami in October 1958, he was named Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities orMismi. fit served as the Executive Director of the Catholic Welfare Bureau from 1957 until 1963. 1n February 1%5, the Catholic Charities were reorganized in two separate programs, "Catholic Welfare Bureau" and "Refugee and Economic Opportunity Programs." Mage. Walsh .vas named the Director of "Refugee and Economic Opportunity programs" while serving as Pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Parish. From 1968 to 1973, he also served as the Episcopal Vicar for Spanish Speaking Peopka and Migra■ts. On June 1, 1975, a new rrorgsrtiaation of the social service programs and institutions of the Archdiocese was put in place. Maar Walsh was named Archdincesaa Director of Catholic Cbsrities sad Eiecntive Director of Catholic Community Services, formerly Catholic Welfare Bureau. He served in these positions until his retirement in 1996. IA 1990, the Catholic Charities was again reorganized. Catholic Health Services was separated from Catholic Charities and become an independent iestitutian in the Archdiocese. At the time of tate separation, the combined budgets were $55 million and employed aver IM professiousl and support stag. ire 1955. the Catholic of Miami had a staff often people and a hudget of S100,004 As the Archdiocesan Director of Catholic Charities, Monsignor Walsh was the spokesperson and representative on social issue., of the Archdiocese in the community on 02- 159 SENT BY: CCS; 305 762 1344; JAN -3 -02 8:24PM; PAGE 314 May -07--01 07:2SP BryeeO.walsh 3058 9307 ❑.O3 the local. "206nal and International levels. (a this capacity hs Nerved on many commissions. boards of directors and task ford: Trustee of the Public Health Trust of Dade COvuty (University of Miami_ .lacksoo Nl morial Health Center), 1972-19110, Chairman, 1978-1998, Member, Dade County Community Relations Board 1982 - 1986 - Chairman, 1984-1996. Board Membtr, Memtal Health Association; (1 9581968). American Red Cross. Dade County Chapter Board Mcmbcr, Ch ild Welfare League of America, 1982- 1 " 1. Trustee of CounCll on Accreditation For Family and Children's Services 1981-1987 sad 1990 to 1995. Mtmber Pontifical Communion for Social Derelopmcst (Cor Unum) Vatican City, 1983- 1988. Chairman Working Group as World Refugm Caritas Interna tion a lis, Vatican City, 1990 to 1995. Vice -President, Catholic Charities USA 1981 1983. Board of Directors, Miami Coalition Against Substance Abuse - 1989 to 1996. Trustee St. Thomas University 1989 to 1994, He was a member of the Dade County HIV Pit .Ring Council 1990-94. The Board otDirectors u the Dade C'ouaty P„rtaership for the Homeless 1994-96 Repneacatative orCarltas internatioealis on the lnteraatiosal Council of volastary Agencies, Geneva, dtkgation to Colombia. 1991. Significant Accomplish mems; I. in 1960'!, Monsignor Walsh orgallized and :adminlstere,d "operation pedru pin” which brought ever 14,000 ubsccompanicd Cabad refuaet children from Cuba and provided foster came for Them in the United States. Msay of thein are today the leading citizens of Mi6ml and bold high positions around the United States and abroad. ,: 02- 159 782 1344; JAN 30-02 8:24PM; PAGE 414 May 07:25P Be n 0.walsh 3668 9387 P-04 T. in the 1960's, Monraig"O r Walsh helped ret up At Community Relations Board, a govertkmentsl agency, to promote tate iategratlon of the community clad combat racism in Myatt 3. In 1964, Catholic Charles is Miami was the fimt Churrh sponsored agency to be funded in the United States ander the l✓canowic Opportunity Act ( War on Poverty). This youth employment program functioned for twenty years. 4. As Episcopal Vicur for Sp wish -speaking peoples, Monsigaar Walsh was Mponsible for organizing pastorof care for the 800.000 Cuban refugees who settled in Miami during the sixties and early seventies. S. During the 70's. as chairman of tate planing committee and later Chairman of the Public Health Trust, Monsiglror Wakh was involved in the re4uilding of Jackson Memorial Hospital, a 1400 bed public facility serving the poor of Miami, now, reseed as one of the twenty five best hospitals is the U.S.. 6. Daring the 1480's, Mopsigmer Walde, as the executive director or the Catholic Health 7. Services, hilllt two 180 bed setsing homes, two 120 bed congregate living fucilitlow, S Independent living complexes 150 *partmeuts for the elderly, a home health care agency. a hospice program (Catholic Hospice) and it residence for homeless people with AIDS, (Genesis), a total espital investment orSBo million. He has received honorary doctorates from St. Thamss University, 1996, Barry Uelveraity, 1992. the University of Minmi, College. New York, !4'79 1987. the Catholic University of Puerto Rico 2999; Merry He Inas received neaay Awards for community.servke. including- the Silver Medallioe of the National Confer ace ofChristisns and Jews 1981), the B'nai Birith Florida Human Relations Award (1982), sire Miami Chiidree's llospital Humanitarian Award, the Anti-Defaur,atioa League's FbrWs, Region Homan Relations Award. the Beta Beta Lambda Fraternity's Corntr+tnitr Service Award, the 1983 Leadership Award from the Spanish American League APaisat Discrimination (SALAD) and the 1985 Miami Herald Award, "The Best and The Brightest." ire N'ebruary 1992, Monsignor Walsh was hoaorvd red the Humanitarian of the Yearby the Dade County Chapter of the American Red Cross OR the omasion of its 75th Anniversary ret Miami. In .lune 1992 he was honored by the United Way of Dade County as the "Outstanding Human Services professionsl". In 1993,'he received the Archbishop Flores Medal for Hispaele Ministry from the Nationsi Confereace of Catholic Bishops and the Bishop Dozier Award hvm the Christian Brothers University of Memphis, Tenn, In 1962 hew' " created a Papal ChraplaIA with The Title of Monsignor by Pope John XXIII and in 1995 he was raised to the rack of Prothonotary Apostolic by Pope john Poul 11. S �,x Lkj A L0 0 CAP iful A 11 i.IS•�7� 4F Vela 14a4,1 SrC_ruLcilt,, l 02- 159 0�141 tyY: iAIMULIC CHARITIES, INC.; 3057621211 • • � FEB -i-02 i1:45QM; St. Raphael's Cuban Boys 110me Located at 21" St. and Riscayric Blvd in the early 1960'x, One of the first long term residences liar boys of Operation Pedro pan, the Catholic Services Bureau (Catholic Charities) rented the two stnr Pram 1961 until 1964. Msgr, Dryan U. Walsh, Executive Direct genan Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, who began tile project that brought 14,000 Cuban children to freedom, lived there together with some 80 teenage boys who were among the very first to arrive in Miami from Cuba in Operation Pedro Pwi, PAGE 212 02_ 159 N.E. 21 Street 8c Biscayne Blvd. To the Bay This is the Site of St Rafael g t 02- 159