[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 47 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 47

  Honoring the life and achievements of George C. Springer, Sr., the 
Northeast regional director and a former vice president of the American 
                        Federation of Teachers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 30, 2007

Mr. Dodd submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                           February 15, 2007

                Reported by Mr. Leahy, without amendment

                             March 23, 2007

                        Considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring the life and achievements of George C. Springer, Sr., the 
Northeast regional director and a former vice president of the American 
                        Federation of Teachers.

Whereas George C. Springer, Sr., formerly Northeast regional director of the 
        American Federation of Teachers (AFT), president of AFT Connecticut, and 
        AFT vice president, was an accomplished union leader, a pillar of the 
        civil rights community, a high school teacher and athletics coach, and a 
        dedicated family man and devoted friend;
Whereas George Springer was known by those who worked with him as a generous 
        mentor, a conciliator, and a skilled problem-solver;
Whereas George Springer, as president of AFT Connecticut, helped strengthen and 
        expand the statewide organization to include not only teachers but also 
        paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel, higher education 
        faculty, healthcare professionals, and public employees, and united them 
        around his vision of a shared destiny and a common commitment to quality 
        services and professional integrity;
Whereas George Springer was an AFT vice president for 13 years and served for 4 
        years as the chair of the AFT's human rights and community relations 
        committee;
Whereas George Springer cared deeply about the cause of civil rights, was a 
        leader in the National Commission for African American Education, a 
        board member of Amistad America, Inc., vice president of the John E. 
        Rogers African American Cultural Center, and president of the New 
        Britain, Connecticut chapter of the National Association for the 
        Advancement of Colored People;
Whereas George Springer was born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1932, attended 
        Central Connecticut State University, formerly Teachers College of 
        Connecticut, and received a graduate degree from the University of 
        Hartford;
Whereas George Springer was a union activist throughout his 20-year teaching 
        career in New Britain;
Whereas George Springer succumbed on December 19, 2006, at the age of 74, after 
        a long battle with cancer; and
Whereas George Springer is survived by his wife, Gerri Brown-Springer, 4 
        children, 10 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the Senate honors George C. Springer, Sr. as a 
dedicated and pioneering leader, and a man of generous spirit who took 
on tough challenges with courage and compassion.
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