[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Senate]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 364--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF MARLOW COOK, FORMER 
         UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

  Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Paul, Mr. Alexander, Ms. 
Ayotte, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. 
Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, 
Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, 
Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, 
Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
Franken, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Heller, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, 
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, 
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
Markey, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Nelson, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, 
Mr. Udall, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
Wicker, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 364

       Whereas Marlow Cook was born in New York in 1926;
       Whereas during World War II, Marlow Cook entered the United 
     States Navy at age seventeen and served in the submarine 
     service in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans;
       Whereas Marlow Cook graduated from University of Louisville 
     Law School in 1950, was admitted to the Kentucky bar and 
     practiced law in Louisville, Kentucky;
       Whereas Marlow Cook was elected to the Kentucky House of 
     Representatives in 1957 in which he served two terms and was 
     elected as a Jefferson County judge in 1961 and reelected in 
     1965;
       Whereas Marlow Cook as Jefferson County judge purchased and 
     refurbished the boat known today as the Belle of Louisville, 
     an essential element of the famed annual Kentucky Derby 
     Festival;
       Whereas Marlow Cook was first elected to the United States 
     Senate in 1968 and served as a Senator for the Commonwealth 
     of Kentucky until 1974;
       Whereas Marlow Cook was the first Roman Catholic elected to 
     major statewide office in the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
       Whereas Marlow Cook was known for his integrity, humility 
     and dedication to public service: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profund sorrow and 
     deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable 
     Marlow Cook, former member of the United States Senate.
       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 Marlow Cook.

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