HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 93-4605, by Representatives Wineberry, Carlson, Ballard, Sommers, Talcott, Heavey, Peery, Mastin, Shin, Forner, Schoesler, Springer, Dunshee, Edmondson, Romero, Reams, Valle, Quall, Morris, H. Myers, Linville, Jacobsen, Sheldon, Holm, Grant, Dellwo, Pruitt, Silver, R. Fisher, Karahalios, Conway, Wolfe, Eide, Lemmon, Wang, Appelwick, Lisk, Thomas, Campbell, Leonar      

            WHEREAS, Thurgood Marshall dedicated his entire life to equality and justice for all; and

            WHEREAS, Throughout his legal career, including twenty-nine victories in thirty-two arguments before the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall never strayed from his goal of achieving civil rights for all people; and

            WHEREAS, Thurgood Marshall provided a monumental new educational opportunity for all children by successfully arguing before the United States Supreme Court in 1954 the case of "Brown v. Board of Education", proving that "separate but equal" was inherently unequal; and

            WHEREAS, Of the one hundred fifty opinions he authored after his appointment to the 2nd United States District Circuit Court of Appeals by President Kennedy, not one was overturned; and

            WHEREAS, Thurgood Marshall served with distinction as a member of the 2nd United States Circuit Court of Appeals from 1961 to 1965, as Solicitor General of the United States from 1965 to 1967, and as the first African-American Justice to the United States Supreme Court from 1967 until his retirement in 1991; and

            WHEREAS, Mr. Justice Marshall died on Sunday, January 24, 1993, at the age of eighty-four; and

            WHEREAS, Justice Thurgood Marshall continues to provide inspiration for all of us to rise above our private interests to help make our society a better place for everyone, regardless of race; and

            WHEREAS, In his passing America has lost one of its greates, justice, and liberty;

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, along with the people of our state, pay homage to the achievements and legacy of one of America's greatest citizens, Mr. Justice Thurgood Marshall.

                                             I hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy of

                                            Resolution adopted by the House of Representatives

                                                                      Januray 29, 1993.

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                                                              Alan Thompson, Chief Clerk