[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23779]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WELLINGTON MARA OF NEW YORK

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 288 submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 288) recognizing the life and 
     accomplishments of Wellington Mara of New York.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and any statement relating thereto be printed in the 
Record as if read, without intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 288) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 288

       Whereas Tim Wellington Mara was born on August 14, 1916 in 
     New York City;
       Whereas Wellington Mara became a ball boy for the New York 
     Giants at the age of 9;
       Whereas Wellington Mara was made co-owner of the New York 
     Giants in 1930 at the age of 14;
       Whereas Wellington Mara graduated from Loyola High School, 
     a Jesuit institution in Manhattan, and then attended Fordham 
     University;
       Whereas the only interruption in Wellington Mara's 81 years 
     with the New York Giants organization occurred during World 
     War II, when he served with distinction for more than 3 years 
     in the Navy, seeing action in both the Atlantic and Pacific 
     theaters aboard aircraft carriers;
       Whereas Wellington Mara was instrumental in crafting an 
     agreement in which larger market teams shared television 
     revenue with smaller market teams, thereby allowing football 
     to thrive throughout the United States;
       Whereas under nearly 80 years of Wellington Mara's 
     leadership, the New York Giants made 26 postseason 
     appearances, the second highest in league history, including 
     18 National Football League Divisional championships, and 6 
     National Football League championships;
       Whereas Wellington Mara displayed an unwavering commitment 
     to his players and coaches by finding doctors for former 
     players, paying for medical expenses, and arranging help for 
     their families;
       Whereas Wellington Mara was an invaluable contributor to 
     the National Football League as a member of many ownership 
     committees and has been recognized for always putting the 
     interests of the game ahead of what was best for the New York 
     Giants;
       Whereas, in 1997, Wellington Mara was elected to the 
     Professional Football Hall of Fame, joining his father, Tim 
     Mara, who was a charter member of the Hall of Fame; and
       Whereas, at the end of a life dedicated to the great game 
     of football, its fans, and players, Wellington Mara passed 
     away on October 25, 2005, at the age of 89: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses its most sincere condolences to the family of 
     Wellington Mara, the former Ann Mumm, whom he married in 
     1954, their 11 children, and 40 grandchildren; and
       (2) recognizes the life and accomplishments of Wellington 
     Mara, who, for more than 8 decades, dedicated his life to the 
     New York Giants and their millions of fans and supporters.

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