[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 183 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 183

Celebrating the life and achievements of Millard Fuller, the founder of 
                         Habitat for Humanity.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2009

Mr. Shelby (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Chambliss) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Celebrating the life and achievements of Millard Fuller, the founder of 
                         Habitat for Humanity.

Whereas Millard Fuller was born on January 3, 1935, in the small cotton-mill 
        town of Lanett, in Chambers County, Alabama, and would later graduate 
        from Auburn University and the University of Alabama School of Law;
Whereas Millard Fuller became a self-made millionaire by the age of 29 and could 
        have lived out the rest of his life in comfort, but instead he and his 
        wife sold all of their possessions, donated the proceeds to the poor, 
        and began searching for a new purpose for their lives;
Whereas Millard Fuller and his wife established Habitat for Humanity in 
        Americus, Georgia, in 1976;
Whereas Habitat for Humanity has constructed more than 300,000 homes for 
        1,500,000 people and has a presence in all 50 States, the District of 
        Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and more than 90 countries around the 
        world;
Whereas Habitat for Humanity's noteworthy accomplishments include building 263 
        houses across the United States in 1 week and massive rebuilding efforts 
        in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina;
Whereas in 2005, Millard Fuller established The Fuller Center for Housing, which 
        works with local organizations to provide support and guidance to repair 
        and build homes for impoverished individuals and is located in 24 States 
        and 15 countries on 5 continents;
Whereas Millard Fuller provided 3 decades of leadership and service to Habitat 
        for Humanity and The Fuller Center for Housing, committing his life to 
        philanthropy and service to others while raising global concern for 
        homelessness and poverty;
Whereas Millard Fuller was honored with over 50 honorary doctorate degrees by 
        colleges and universities throughout the United States and was awarded 
        the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor, 
        by President William Jefferson Clinton in 1996; and
Whereas Millard Fuller passed away on February 3, 2009, leaving behind a loving 
        wife, a proud family, and a legacy that will extend far beyond his life: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) celebrates the life and achievements of Millard Fuller;
            (2) acknowledges the millions of people he and his 
        organization have served and the inspiration he has given to so 
        many; and
            (3) encourages all the people of the United States to 
        recognize and pay tribute to Millard Fuller's life by following 
        the example of service that he set.
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