[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16890-16891]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 191--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE J. STROM 
   THURMOND, FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR AND PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
               EMERITUS FROM THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

  Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Graham of South Carolina, 
Mr. Hollings, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Byrd, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
Carper, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Craig, 
Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dayton, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Domenici, 
Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, 
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McCain, 
Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Miller, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of 
Florida, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, 
Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Warner, and Mr. 
Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
agreed to:

                              S. Res. 191

       Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thurmond conducted his life 
     in an exemplary manner, an example to all of his fellow 
     citizens;
       Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thurmond was a devoted 
     husband, father, and most recently, grandfather;
       Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thurmond gave a great 
     measure of his life to public service;
       Whereas, having abandoned the safety of high position, the 
     Honorable J. Strom Thurmond served his country during World 
     War II, fighting the greatest threat the world had thus far 
     seen;
       Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thurmond served South 
     Carolina in the United States Senate with devotion and 
     distinction;
       Whereas his service on behalf of South Carolina and all 
     Americans earned him the esteem and high regard of his 
     colleagues; and

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       Whereas his death has deprived his State and Nation of a 
     most outstanding Senator: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable J. Strom Thurmond, former Senator and President Pro 
     Tempore Emeritus from the State of South Carolina.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     Honorable J. Strom Thurmond.

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