[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4994-S4995]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING MARY JANE JENKINS OGILVIE

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 110, which was 
submitted earlier today by Senator Kyl.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 110) honoring Mary Jane Jenkins 
     Ogilvie, wife of former Senate Chaplain, Reverend Dr. Lloyd 
     John Ogilvie.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. BENNETT. I would like to comment, Mr. President, about Mary Jane 
Ogilvie. Many public men are described in their own right for their own 
accomplishments, and then their wives are referred to casually.
  Senator Alan Simpson's wife, who took my wife under her wing when we 
first came here, described it this way. She said: ``We are just LWOs, 
which means `lovely wives of.' ''
  Mary Jane Ogilvie was indeed the lovely wife of our Chaplain, Lloyd 
Ogilvie, but she was far, far more than an appendage to her husband. 
She had her own contribution to make to this body and to all of the 
Members in it.
  Many wives of important men do not want to have anything to do with 
their husbands' careers and create areas of their own. They do not have 
an interest in what their husband does. Mary Jane Ogilvie was an 
incredibly important part of Lloyd Ogilvie's entire career.
  The two of them were a team, inseparable. Her faith was as strong as 
his. Her dedication to the ministry and to the Gospel, as they 
understood it, was as deep as his. And her friendships forged here in 
the Senate were as strong as his. She was, as I say, an integral part 
of the ministry he performed here.
  When she became too ill to carry on her portion of that ministry, he 
was unable to carry on his, which was very appropriate, in my view, 
because they were a team. He had his priorities straight, and he 
realized that, as important as his work here was, his duty to his wife 
was even greater.
  When it became necessary for her, as she sought to find treatment for 
her condition, to move to California, there was never a doubt in Lloyd 
Ogilvie's mind that he would move with her. They were a team.
  Some would have said: Well, she is hospitalized. I have a career. I 
will stay here. I will call her on weekends or get out there when I 
can, but I will let her go forward on her own. Lloyd Ogilvie is not 
that kind of a man, and their marriage was not that kind of a marriage. 
When she needed him, she had him, which is a manifestation of the fact 
that when he needed her, he had her.
  So this resolution is but a small token of the Senate's gratitude for 
the contribution that Mary Jane Ogilvie made to the lives of all of us.
  My wife and I were privileged enough to become friends of this team. 
We went to dinner together. We had conversations about our families. We 
had conversations about religion. We had

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conversations about the Senate and its spiritual health. As the leader 
of the Senate Prayer Breakfast during the time that Lloyd Ogilvie was 
our Chaplain, I got to know both of them extremely well.
  It is with great sorrow that we note her passage. But as I have said 
before of others to whom we have had to say good-bye in this fashion, 
we do not mourn for Mary Jane. We know where Mary Jane is. We know that 
all is well with her. Our sense of loss is for ourselves and the fact 
that we have been deprived now of her company, her spirit, and the joy 
of her life.
  I join with Senator Kyl and thank Senator Kyl for this resolution in 
paying tribute to a woman whose contribution to the Senate is not 
reflected in the payroll or any official record but is engraved in the 
hearts of all of us.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table; and that any statements relating to this matter be 
printed in the Record.
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, I would like 
to extend, through the Chair, to my friend from Utah the appreciation 
of the whole Senate for the content of the remarks of the Senator from 
Utah and the manner in which they were delivered.
  Those of us who know Lloyd Ogilvie certainly have great respect for 
him. I told him personally. My first knowledge of his presence was when 
I attended the funeral of the late departed Senator from Georgia, Mr. 
Coverdell. He did such a remarkable job at that funeral. Even though I 
had seen him here and listened to him give prayers many times, that was 
the first time I had really felt his presence.
  I did not know his wife Mary Jane well. I had met her, but that was 
all. It was good to hear from the Senator from Utah about his knowledge 
of Mary Jane Ogilvie, who Reverend Ogilvie talked to me about many 
times, as every morning we were here together.
  So I think the remarks of the Senator from Utah were timely. And I, 
on behalf of the whole Senate, extend my appreciation to the Senator 
from Utah.
  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Nevada for his 
kind comments.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 110) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 110

       Whereas Mary Jane Jenkins Ogilvie, a friend to the United 
     States Senate who succumbed April 1, 2003, to infirmities 
     that she had battled courageously over many years was--
       (1) petite in size, but grand in character, a woman with 
     strong independent status, while still being steadfastly 
     supportive of her husband during his chaplaincy;
       (2) an active, vibrant, frank, honest, vigorous, and warm 
     friend, especially to many Senate spouses, during her eight 
     years here;
       (3) a loving wife and mother who, though she missed her 
     family in California, was a vital partner in her husband's 
     service to the Senate, near the end of which she returned 
     home to California;
       (4) a devout woman, a fighter to the end, an individual 
     impressive for her style, her spirit, and her strong faith; 
     and
       (5) the center of her family, cherished by her husband 
     Lloyd, her children Heather, Scott, and Andrew, and her 
     grandchildren Erin, Airley, Bonnie, and Scotter: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) mourns the loss of Mary Jane Jenkins Ogilvie;
       (2) recognizes her contributions to the Senate family;
       (3) admires her courage and loyalty; and
       (4) expresses gratitude that she is now with the Lord.

     SEC. 2. TRANSMISSION OF ENROLLED RESOLUTION.

       The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit an enrolled copy 
     of this resolution to the family of Mary Jane Jenkins 
     Ogilvie.

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