[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 827 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 827

        Honoring the life and service of Dewey Lee Fletcher, Jr.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 14, 2009

  Mr. Fleming (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Cao, Mr. 
    Cassidy, Mr. Melancon, and Mr. Scalise) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
        Honoring the life and service of Dewey Lee Fletcher, Jr.

Whereas the United States honors Lee Fletcher as a public servant, mentor, and 
        friend to many;
Whereas Lee Fletcher was born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, on April 29, 1966, and 
        reared on a horse ranch and cotton farm by his grandparents Dayton C. 
        Brown and Pat Brown;
Whereas Lee Fletcher served as Student Body President at Louisiana Tech 
        University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 
        Agricultural Education in 1989;
Whereas Lee Fletcher received a Master of Business Administration degree from 
        Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 2000;
Whereas Lee Fletcher served as an aide in the Administration of President George 
        H. W. Bush, District Director to Congressman Jim McCrery, Chief of Staff 
        to Congressman John Cooksey, and Chief of Staff to Congressman John 
        Fleming;
Whereas Lee Fletcher has been recognized as one of the greatest political minds 
        in Louisiana, instrumental in electing candidates to local, State, and 
        Federal office;
Whereas Lee Fletcher, through his life, deeds, and service to others, has been, 
        and will continue to be, an inspiration to many, and has touched the 
        lives of all whom he met;
Whereas Lee Fletcher was a man of strength, resilience, and perseverance who 
        overcame the greatest of adversity to succeed;
Whereas Lee Fletcher bravely fought cancer, finally succumbing on September 30, 
        2009, in his home State of Louisiana while watching his beloved 
        Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeat the University of Hawaii;
Whereas Lee Fletcher will be forever remembered for his service to others, 
        commitment to his ideals, love of family, friends, community, State, and 
        Nation, and for the joy and laughter he brought to all those who knew 
        him; and
Whereas his legacy will live on in the lives of those he touched: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the long and 
dedicated service of Dewey Lee Fletcher, Jr. to the House of 
Representatives.
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