Senate Resolution 17 - Introduced

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