House Resolution 18 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                  BY  TYMESON and SMITH
  1  3 A Resolution honoring the memory of John Wayne on the
  1  4    100th anniversary of his birth.
  1  5    WHEREAS, Marion Robert Morrison was born May 26,
  1  6 1907, in Winterset, Iowa; and
  1  7    WHEREAS, while a student at the University of
  1  8 Southern California, cowboy actor Tom Mix got young
  1  9 Marion a summer job as a prop man at a film studio,
  1 10 where he began acting in a few bit parts under the
  1 11 name "John Wayne"; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, over the next 50 years John Wayne became a
  1 13 cinematic legend, starring in 152 movies; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, more than a movie star, John Wayne
  1 15 typified the best in American character, a quiet man
  1 16 of strength, without guile, greed, or bluster; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, John Wayne can best be summed up in the
  1 18 words of former President Jimmy Carter, who said:  "In
  1 19 an age of few heroes, he was the genuine article.";
  1 20 and
  1 21    WHEREAS, in 1979, in recognition of his
  1 22 "distinguished career as an actor and his service to
  1 23 the nation", John Wayne was awarded the Congressional
  1 24 Gold Medal, joining such luminaries as George
  1 25 Washington, Charles Lindbergh, and Jonas Salk; and
  1 26    WHEREAS, the legacy of John Wayne remains, through
  1 27 the good works of the John Wayne Cancer Foundation and
  1 28 Cancer Institute; and
  1 29    WHEREAS, the city of Winterset, Iowa, will hold a
  1 30 gala centennial May 25 through May 27, 2007; NOW
  2  1 THEREFORE,
  2  2    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2  3 That the House of Representatives honors the memory of
  2  4 this great American and encourages all Iowans to
  2  5 participate in the Winterset celebrations.
  2  6 LSB 2044HH 82
  2  7 jr:nh/gg/14