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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SENATE RESOLUTION 31--HONORING THE LIFE OF HARRIS L. WOFFORD, JR.
Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
S. Res. 31
Whereas the life of service and commitment of Harris L.
Wofford, Jr., is an inspiration to the people of the United
States and people around the world and will be for years to
come;
Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., served in the Army Air
Corps during World War II;
Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., served on the Civil Rights
Commission established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower;
Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., was a champion of civil
rights and nonviolence and helped create and pass the Civil
Rights Act of 1957 (Public Law 85-315; 71 Stat. 634), the
first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction;
Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., served as Special Assistant
to the President for Civil Rights and Chairman of the
Subcabinet Group on Civil Rights under President John F.
Kennedy;
Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., played a key role in the
formation of the Peace Corps and served as the special
representative to Africa and director and associate director
of operations in Ethiopia;
Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., participated in the Selma
to Montgomery Civil Rights marches in 1965 in support of
voting rights for African Americans;
Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., was a staunch advocate for
higher education and served as the President of the State
University of New York at Old Westbury and the President of
Bryn Mawr College;
Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., served as Secretary of
Labor and Industry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from
1987 to 1991;
Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., served as a United States
Senator for Pennsylvania from May 8, 1991, to January 3,
1995;
Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., was an advocate for health
care access;
Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., championed national service
and was instrumental in passing the National and Community
Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82), which
established AmeriCorps, the Senior Corps, and Learn and Serve
America, and served as head of AmeriCorps;
Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., helped establish the
Federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King,
Jr., as a national day of service and worked on legislation
directing the Corporation for National and Community Service
to spearhead the effort marking this day of service; and
Whereas, in 2012, Harris L. Wofford, Jr., was awarded the
Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest civilian
honor in the United States, for his lifetime of humanitarian
work: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That--
(1) the Senate--
(A) notes with deep sorrow and solemn mourning the death of
Harris L. Wofford, Jr.;
(B) extends heartfelt sympathy to the entire family of
Harris L. Wofford, Jr.;
(C) honors and, on behalf of the United States, expresses
deep appreciation for the outstanding and important service
of Harris L. Wofford, Jr., to the United States; and
(D) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate
communicate this resolution to the House of Representatives
and transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the
family of Harris L. Wofford, Jr.; and
(2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as
a further mark of respect to the memory of Harris L. Wofford,
Jr.
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