[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 4, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5047-S5048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 582--RECOGNIZING THE WORK AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MR. 
HERBERT SAFFIR, INVENTOR OF THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE, DURING 
                      HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK

  Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 582

       Whereas Mr. Herbert Saffir protected countless individuals 
     by conveying the threat levels of approaching hurricanes 
     through a 5-tier system to measure hurricane strength;
       Whereas the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale has become the 
     definitive means to describe hurricane strength;
       Whereas Mr. Saffir, as a civil and structural engineer, was 
     a pioneer in designing buildings and bridges for high wind 
     resistance;
       Whereas Mr. Saffir, as a participant in a United Nations 
     project in 1969, helped to reduce hurricane damage to low-
     cost buildings worldwide;
       Whereas Mr. Saffir was the principal of Saffir Engineering 
     in Coral Gables, Florida;
       Whereas Mr. Saffir fought tirelessly for safe building 
     codes to ensure the safety of all people threatened by 
     hurricanes;
       Whereas Mr. Saffir was born in New York City, New York, on 
     March 29, 1917, and died in Miami, Florida, on November 21, 
     2007; and
       Whereas Hurricane Preparedness Week is observed the week 
     beginning May 25, 2008: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the work and accomplishments of Mr. Herbert 
     Saffir, inventor of the

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     Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, during Hurricane Preparedness 
     Week;
       (2) honors Mr. Saffir's commitment to alerting the 
     citizenry of the threat of hurricanes;
       (3) thanks Mr. Saffir for his dedication, which has 
     undoubtedly helped to save countless lives and the property 
     of citizens around the world; and
       (4) commends Mr. Saffir's service to the State of Florida, 
     the United States, and the world.

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