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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 88 

Honoring the extraordinary achievements of Massachusetts Governor Deval 

Patrick. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2007 

Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the extraordinary achievements of Massachusetts 

Governor Deval Patrick. 

Whereas February is widely recognized as Black History 

Month; 

Whereas Deval Patrick was born in Chicago, Illinois but, 

after receiving what he has described as a life-changing 

education at Milton Academy, has made Milton, Massachusetts his home; 

Whereas Deval Patrick is the second African American elected Governor in the history of the United States; 

Whereas Deval Patrick has been a pioneer his entire life and 

was the first member of his family to attend college; 

Whereas Deval Patrick graduated with honors from Harvard 

College in 1978; 


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Whereas Deval Patrick was elected president of the Legal Aid 

Bureau while attending Harvard Law School and worked 

to defend poor families in Middlesex County, Massachusetts during law school; 

Whereas Deval Patrick spent many successful years at the 

National Association for the Advancement of Colored 

People Legal Defense Fund, devoting his efforts to antidiscrimination and voting rights cases; 

Whereas Deval Patrick served as a partner at the Boston law 

firm of Hill and Barlow and took on many pro bono 

cases, including a landmark lending scam case filed on 

behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; 

Whereas Deval Patrick was appointed Assistant Attorney 

General for Civil Rights, the Nation’s top civil rights enforcement post, by President Bill Clinton; 

Whereas Deval Patrick served with distinction as Assistant 

Attorney General for Civil Rights, investigating church 

burnings, prosecuting hate crimes and abortion clinic violence, holding public employers accountable for job discrimination, ensuring access to housing free of discrimination, protecting the right to vote, and enforcing the 

Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 

seq.) and other important civil rights laws; 

Whereas Deval Patrick returned to private practice with the 

Boston law firm Day, Berry, and Howard in 1997; 

Whereas Deval Patrick was appointed by a Federal district 

court in 1997 to serve as the first chairperson of Texaco’s Equality and Fairness Task Force, and was 

charged with rebuilding the company’s system of employment practices following the settlement of a significant 

race discrimination case against the company; 


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Whereas, beginning in 1999, Deval Patrick served as president and general counsel of Texaco and subsequently executive vice president and general counsel of Coca-Cola 

before returning to Massachusetts to run for Governor; 

Whereas Deval Patrick shows great promise as the Commonwealth’s new Governor; and 

Whereas Deval Patrick is aided in his service to Massachusetts by his loving wife Diane and his daughters Sarah 

and Katherine: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors the extraordinary achievements of 

3 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick; 

4 (2) offers its appreciation for Deval Patrick’s 

5 continuing devotion to the people of Massachusetts; 

6 and 

7 (3) congratulates Deval Patrick on his historic 

8 election as Governor of Massachusetts and becoming 

9 the second African-American Governor in the history 

10 of the United States. 

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