[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1325 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 10, 2008.
Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., born in Monroe, North Carolina on October 
        18, 1921, spent a 52-year public career dedicating himself to his 
        country, his family, and his home State, representing North Carolina in 
        the United States Senate for 30 years;
Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., served in the United States Navy from 1942 
        until 1945;
Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was educated in the public schools of 
        Monroe, North Carolina, and at Wingate Junior College and Wake Forest 
        College, and served as a city editor of the Raleigh Times, an 
        administrative assistant to United States Senators Willis Smith and 
        Alton Lennon, an executive director of the North Carolina Bankers 
        Association, a member of the Raleigh City Council, and a television and 
        radio executive;
Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was elected to the United States Senate in 
        1972, and served as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 
        and the Senate Agriculture Committee, ultimately serving five terms, 
        equal to the longest service of any Senator from North Carolina;
Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was a leader against Communism and became 
        the first legislator of any nation to address the United Nations 
        Security Council;
Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was married for 65 years to Dorothy ``Dot'' 
        Coble Helms, whom he termed his ``best friend'', and Jesse Alexander 
        Helms, Jr., is the father of three children; and
Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., made valuable contributions to his 
        community, State, Nation, and the World: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the life, achievements, and distinguished career of Jesse 
        Alexander Helms, Jr., public servant and former Member of the United 
        States Senate; and
            (2) expresses its condolences to his wife, ``Dot'', and his three 
        children on his passing.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.