[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 293 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 293

  Relative to the death of Henry Louis Bellmon, former United States 
                   Senator for the State of Oklahoma.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2009

   Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
 Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Begich, 
Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, 
    Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burris, Mr. Byrd, Ms. 
    Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
 Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, 
Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, 
  Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. 
 Kerry, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
  Lautenberg, Mr. LeMieux, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. 
   Lincoln, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
   Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of 
 Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, 
Mr. Thune, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, 
 Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and 
Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Relative to the death of Henry Louis Bellmon, former United States 
                   Senator for the State of Oklahoma.

Whereas Henry Bellmon served as a United States Marine from 1942-1946, where he 
        served as a platoon tank commander in the Pacific theater, and was 
        awarded the Legion of Merit for his service in Saipan and the Silver 
        Star for bravery in action on Iwo Jima;
Whereas Henry Bellmon served as a Major in the Marine Corps Reserve until 1954;
Whereas Henry Bellmon served two non-consecutive terms as governor of the State 
        of Oklahoma from 1963-1967, when he was elected as the State's first 
        Republican governor, and from 1987-1991; and
Whereas Henry Bellmon served the people of Oklahoma with distinction for 12 
        years in the United States Senate from 1969-1981: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Henry Bellmon, 
former member of the United States Senate.
    Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate these 
resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled 
copy thereof to the family of the deceased.
    Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned 
as a further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Henry 
Bellmon.
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