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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 271 

Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Charles H. Percy, former 

Senator for the State of Illinois. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. KIRK, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. REID, Mr. 

MCCONNELL, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN of 

Massachusetts, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. 

CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COATS, Mr. 

COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. COONS, Mr. 

CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. ENZI, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, 

Mrs. HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. HELLER, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. 

HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Wisconsin, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. KERRY, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, 

Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. 

MANCHIN, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, 

Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 

PORTMAN, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. 

RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, 

Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, 

Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. 

VITTER, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WEBB, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, and 

Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 


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RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Charles H. 

Percy, former Senator for the State of Illinois. 

Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy was born Sept 27, 

1919, in Pensacola, Florida; 

Whereas in 1949, at the age of 29, the Honorable Charles 

H. Percy became President of Bell & Howell, the youngest person to head a major corporation at that time; 

Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy served in the 

United States Navy for 3 years during World War II, 

earning the rank of Lieutenant; 

Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy was elected to the 

United States Senate in 1966 and served the people of 

the State of Illinois with distinction for nearly 20 years; 

Whereas as a Senator, the Honorable Charles H. Percy implemented a system of consultation in the nomination 

process of Federal judges; 

Whereas in 1973, the Honorable Charles H. Percy sponsored 

legislation (Senate Resolution 105) which called for a 

special prosecutor to investigate the Watergate scandal; 

Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy founded and cochaired the Alliance to Save Energy, a nonprofit organization that promotes energy efficiency worldwide; 

Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy served as Chairman 

of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1981 

through 1985; 

Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy served as Chairman 

of the Board of Trustees at the Institute of International 

Education from 1985 until his death; 


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Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy showed humility in 

his work and respect for the responsibilities of government during his years of service to the United States; 

and 

Whereas the Honorable Charles H. Percy passed away on 

September 17, 2011, and is survived by his wife Loraine 

Guyer, his children, Gail Percy, Mark Percy, Roger 

Percy, and Sharon Percy Rockefeller, wife of Senator Jay 

Rockefeller: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) expresses profound sorrow at the death of 

3 the Honorable Charles H. Percy, former Senator for 

4 the State of Illinois; 

5 (2) conveys the condolences of the Senate to the 

6 family of the Honorable Charles H. Percy; 

7 (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the 

8 Senate to transmit a copy of this resolution to the 

9 House of Representatives and the family of the Hon10 orable Charles H. Percy; and 

11 (4) requests that when the Senate adjourns 

12 today, it stand adjourned as a further mark of re13 spect to the memory of the Honorable Charles H. 

14 Percy. 

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