[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 271 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 271

Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Charles H. Percy, former 
                   Senator for the State of Illinois.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 19, 2011

   Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
  McConnell, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
   Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
 Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown 
of Ohio, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, 
  Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Enzi, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, 
    Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. 
   Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
   Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, 
Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Manchin, Mr. McCain, 
Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. 
Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida, 
Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
   Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, 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


 
Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Charles H. Percy, former 
                   Senator for the State of Illinois.

Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy was born Sept 27, 1919, in Pensacola, 
        Florida;
Whereas in 1949, at the age of 29, the Honorable Charles H. Percy became 
        President of Bell & Howell, the youngest person to head a major 
        corporation at that time;
Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy served in the United States Navy for 3 
        years during World War II, earning the rank of Lieutenant;
Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy was elected to the United States Senate 
        in 1966 and served the people of the State of Illinois with distinction 
        for nearly 20 years;
Whereas as a Senator, the Honorable Charles H. Percy implemented a system of 
        consultation in the nomination process of Federal judges;
Whereas in 1973, the Honorable Charles H. Percy sponsored legislation (Senate 
        Resolution 105) which called for a special prosecutor to investigate the 
        Watergate scandal;
Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy founded and cochaired the Alliance to 
        Save Energy, a nonprofit organization that promotes energy efficiency 
        worldwide;
Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy served as Chairman of the Senate Foreign 
        Relations Committee from 1981 through 1985;
Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy served as Chairman of the Board of 
        Trustees at the Institute of International Education from 1985 until his 
        death;
Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy showed humility in his work and respect 
        for the responsibilities of government during his years of service to 
        the United States; and
Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy passed away on September 17, 2011, and is 
        survived by his wife Loraine Guyer, his children, Gail Percy, Mark 
        Percy, Roger Percy, and Sharon Percy Rockefeller, wife of Senator Jay 
        Rockefeller: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) expresses profound sorrow at the death of the Honorable 
        Charles H. Percy, former Senator for the State of Illinois;
            (2) conveys the condolences of the Senate to the family of 
        the Honorable Charles H. Percy;
            (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to 
        transmit a copy of this resolution to the House of 
        Representatives and the family of the Honorable Charles H. 
        Percy; and
            (4) requests that when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
        adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
        Honorable Charles H. Percy.
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