[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S2012]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 48--HONORING THE LIFE OF FORMER GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA 
HAROLD E. STASSEN, AND EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES OF THE SENATE TO 
                        HIS FAMILY ON HIS DEATH

  Mr. DAYTON (for himself and Mr. Wellstone) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 48

       Whereas the Senate has learned with sadness of the death of 
     Harold E. Stassen;
       Whereas Harold E. Stassen, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, 
     greatly distinguished himself and his State by his long 
     commitment to public service;
       Whereas in 1938, Harold E. Stassen, at age 31, became the 
     youngest person elected Governor in the history of the United 
     States;
       Whereas Harold E. Stassen, elected to 3 consecutive terms 
     as Governor of Minnesota, was a visionary leader of the 
     Republican Party and was nationally recognized for civil 
     service and anti-corruption reforms while Governor;
       Whereas during Harold E. Stassen's third term as Governor, 
     he voluntarily resigned from that office to join the United 
     States Navy in World War II, helping to free American 
     prisoners of war from Japan and received promotion to the 
     rank of captain;
       Whereas Harold E. Stassen was an original signer of the 
     United Nations charter of 1948, and in that same year 
     undertook the first of 9 campaigns for President of the 
     United States;
       Whereas Harold E. Stassen served 5 years in the Eisenhower 
     administration, first overseeing foreign aid programs, then 
     serving as a Special Presidential Assistant on disarmament 
     policy;
       Whereas although Harold E. Stassen spent much of his life 
     as a public servant, he was also highly respected as an 
     international lawyer in private practice;
       Whereas Harold E. Stassen, a major constructive force in 
     shaping the course of the 20th Century, was a great 
     intellectual force, a noble statesman, and a high moral 
     example;
       Whereas Harold E. Stassen was committed not only to his 
     country and his ideals, but also to his late wife of 70 
     years, Esther, his daughter and son, his 7 grandchildren, and 
     4 great-grandchildren; and
       Whereas in the days following the passing of Harold E. 
     Stassen, many past and present Minnesota public servants and 
     national leaders have praised the life he led: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors the long life and devoted work of a great leader 
     and public servant; and
       (2) expresses its deepest condolences and best wishes to 
     the family of Harold E. Stassen in this difficult time of 
     loss.




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