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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY YOUNGBLOOD, DONATUCCI, BROWNLEE, M. O'BRIEN, THOMAS, DELISSIO, JAMES, PARKER, V. BROWN, PAYTON, McGEEHAN, W. KELLER, JOSEPHS AND WATERS, OCTOBER 23, 2012 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 23, 2012 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Honoring the life of former United States Senator Arlen J. |
2 | Specter and extending condolences to his family. |
3 | WHEREAS, Arlen J. Specter, husband, father, grandfather, |
4 | accomplished attorney and former Senator who selflessly served |
5 | his State and his country, passed away on October 14, 2012; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Mr. Specter, the youngest child of Lillie and Harry |
7 | Specter, was born on February 12, 1930, in Wichita, Kansas; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Mr. Specter graduated from the University of |
9 | Pennsylvania in 1951 and from Yale University Law School in |
10 | 1956; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Mr. Specter served in the United States Air Force |
12 | from 1951 to 1953 and obtained the rank of Second Lieutenant |
13 | within the Air Force Office of Special Investigation; and |
14 | WHEREAS, Mr. Specter was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in |
15 | 1956, the New Jersey Bar in 1979 and the District of Columbia |
16 | Bar in 1983; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Mr. Specter opened a law practice, Specter & Katz, |
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1 | with Marvin Katz; and |
2 | WHEREAS, Mr. Specter served as Assistant District Attorney of |
3 | Philadelphia from 1959 to 1964, and then as District Attorney of |
4 | Philadelphia from 1966 to 1974; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Mr. Specter served as assistant counsel to the |
6 | President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy |
7 | (Warren Commission) where he coauthored the "single bullet |
8 | theory"; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Mr. Specter was first elected to the Senate in 1980 |
10 | and is the longest serving Senator in Pennsylvania's history, |
11 | serving from January 1, 1981, to January 3, 2011; and |
12 | WHEREAS, In his role as Senator, Mr. Specter has chaired and |
13 | belonged to many committees, and has authored legislation with a |
14 | lasting impact on America; and |
15 | WHEREAS, In 2011 Mr. Specter taught as an adjunct professor |
16 | at the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he taught a |
17 | course on the relationship of Congress and the United States |
18 | Supreme Court; and |
19 | WHEREAS, Mr. Specter continuously gave to the community, |
20 | specifically, in 2011, he donated historical papers and |
21 | memorabilia dating from his career as a Philadelphia District |
22 | Attorney to his service as a United States Senator, including |
23 | his materials associated with his role as assistant counsel on |
24 | the Warren Commission to Philadelphia University; and |
25 | WHEREAS, Mr. Specter was a principled statesman who through |
26 | his courage and determination did much for Pennsylvania and this |
27 | country; therefore be it |
28 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the life of |
29 | former Senator Arlen J. Specter, express its sadness upon the |
30 | passing of its former colleague and offer condolences to his |
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1 | wife and family; and be it further |
2 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to |
3 | his widow, Joan Specter. |
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