[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 206 (Monday, December 7, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7241-S7242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 795--RELATING TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE ROGER 
   WILLIAM JEPSEN, FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF IOWA

  Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms. Ernst) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 795

       Whereas Roger William Jepsen was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, 
     and grew up on a nearby family farm;
       Whereas Roger William Jepsen attended Iowa State Teachers 
     College, which is known today as the University of Northern 
     Iowa, and later attended Arizona State University, where he 
     earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1950 and a 
     master's degree in guidance counseling in 1953;
       Whereas Roger William Jepsen served his country in the 
     United States Army for 14 years as a paratrooper in the 82nd 
     Airborne Division and later in the Army Reserve;
       Whereas Roger William Jepsen was elected to the Board of 
     Supervisors of Scott County, Iowa, as an Iowa State Senator, 
     and as the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa;
       Whereas Roger William Jepsen was elected to the Senate in 
     1978 and served the people of Iowa in the Senate with honor 
     and distinction for 1 term;
       Whereas Roger William Jepsen was appointed by President 
     Reagan as Special Representative of the President to 
     Madagascar in 1985 and to the State of Israel on the occasion 
     of the funeral of Moshe Dayan; and
       Whereas Roger William Jepsen was known for his dedication 
     to the State of Iowa, his

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     fiscal responsibility, and his work on farm policy: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
     regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Roger 
     William Jepsen, former member of the United States Senate 
     from the State of Iowa;
       (2) the Senate respectfully requests that the Secretary of 
     the Senate--
       (A) communicate this resolution to the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
     family of the Honorable Roger William Jepsen; and
       (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Roger 
     William Jepsen.

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