[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 605 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 605

   Recognizing the life of Preston Robert Tisch and his outstanding 
contributions to New York City, the New York Giants Football Club, the 
            National Football League, and the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2005

Mr. Fossella submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the life of Preston Robert Tisch and his outstanding 
contributions to New York City, the New York Giants Football Club, the 
            National Football League, and the United States.

Whereas Preston Robert ``Bob'' Tisch was born on April 29th, 1926, in the 
        Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn to a middle class family;
Whereas Bob Tisch attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn for 3 years and 
        DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx for one year;
Whereas Bob Tisch earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the 
        University of Michigan in 1948;
Whereas in 1948 Bob Tisch joined a family hotel business venture, the Laurel-in-
        the-Pines in Lakewood, New Jersey, establishing the foundation for his 
        success;
Whereas from 1946 through 1959 Bob and Larry Tisch built a thriving hotel chain 
        spanning New York, New Jersey, and Florida;
Whereas in 1959 Bob and Larry Tisch acquired a controlling interest in Loew's 
        Theatres, consisting of 102 movie theatres and a New York radio station, 
        WMGM;
Whereas the investment in Loew's Theatres formed the basis for the modern-day 
        Loews Corporation, which was created in 1969;
Whereas Bob and Larry Tisch built Loews Corporation into one of the largest 
        diversified financial corporations in the United States;
Whereas in 1986 Bob Tisch was appointed by the Board of Governors of the United 
        States Postal Service as Postmaster General under the administration of 
        President Ronald Reagan;
Whereas in 1991 Bob Tisch purchased a 50 percent share in the New York Giants 
        Football Club;
Whereas Bob Tisch helped create the Meals-on-Wheels program and served as its 
        president for over 10 years, frequently delivering meals himself;
Whereas Bob Tisch founded the Take the Field program, a program which during the 
        1990s raised over $100,000,000 in public and private funds to rebuild 43 
        athletic fields in New York City for the use of hundreds of thousands of 
        public school students;
Whereas Bob Tisch gave countless millions of dollars to hospitals, charities, 
        and universities in the spirit of improving the lives of Americans;
Whereas on November 15, 2005, Bob Tisch died of a brain tumor at the age of 79; 
        and
Whereas the life of Bob Tisch serves as a model for self-made success and 
        positive American philanthropy: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on the occasion of the 
death of Preston Robert Tisch--
            (1) expresses its deepest condolences to his wife of 57 
        years Joan and their 3 children; and
            (2) recognizes the outstanding contributions Preston Robert 
        Tisch made throughout his life to New York City, the New York 
        Giants Football Club, the National Football League, and the 
        United States.
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