A resolution honoring the life of Nebraska community leader John Edmund Gottschalk.

Bill: 118-sres-928
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
Introduced: 2024-12-17
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Nebraska
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7068-7069; text: S7107)

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-12-17
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p>This resolution honors the life and legacy of John Edmund Gottschalk for his unwavering dedication to Nebraska as a civic leader and philanthropist.</p>

tv_txt: III 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 928 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024 Mr. Ricketts (for himself and Mrs. Fischer ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Nebraska community leader John Edmund Gottschalk.

Whereas John Edmund Gottschalk was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1943; Whereas John Edmund Gottschalk served as the chief executive officer and publisher of the Omaha World-Herald from 1989 to 2008, which he ran with tremendous integrity and led its modernization effort; Whereas John Edmund Gottschalk was inducted into the Omaha Business Hall of Fame and the Nebraska Press Association Hall of Fame and was recognized in 1994 for his civic leadership and philanthropy by being named as the 98th King of Aksarben; Whereas John Edmund Gottschalk's extensive civic life included such varied positions as chairman of the United Service Organizations Board of Governors, national president of the Boy Scouts of America, and chairman of Omaha Performing Arts; Whereas John Edmund Gottschalk was dedicated to the preservation of downtown Omaha, and as an avid outdoorsman, he fought to conserve Nebraska’s wildlife for future generations; and Whereas, together with his wife, John Edmund Gottschalk fostered over 100 infants awaiting adoption: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of John Edmund Gottschalk; (2) honors the life and legacy of John Edmund Gottschalk for his unwavering dedication to Nebraska as a civic leader and philanthropist; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of John Edmund Gottschalk.