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OH SR208
Resolution
Status
Passed
8/24/2015
Primary Sponsor
Keith Faber
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AI Summary
- Honors the memory of Louis Stokes, the first African American from Ohio elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1968
- Recognizes his 30-year tenure in Congress serving as chairman of the Select Committee on Assassinations and Ethics Committee, and as a member of the Appropriations Committee
- Acknowledges his service as a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and his work as senior counsel at Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey
- Expresses condolences to his surviving family: wife Jay, four children (Shelley, Angela, Louis, and Lori), and seven grandchildren
- Directs the Senate Clerk to transmit an authenticated copy of the resolution to the Stokes family
Legislative Description
In memory of Louis Stokes.
Last Action
Adopted
8/24/2015
Full Bill Text
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