PRINTER'S NO. 2902
No. 482 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, YOUNGBLOOD, HORSEY, KELLER, SAINATO,
GRUCELA, GEIST, FORCIER, FABRIZIO, LEDERER, PALLONE, THOMAS,
CAWLEY, GEORGE, SCHRODER, FICHTER, SOLOBAY, MANN, CORRIGAN,
MARKOSEK, McGILL, TIGUE, LAUGHLIN, WASHINGTON, COY, DeWEESE,
SCAVELLO, RIEGER, HERSHEY, MANDERINO, WOJNAROSKI, WALKO,
COSTA, DALEY, BEBKO-JONES, JAMES, SHANER, BUNT, FRANKEL AND
BROWNE, NOVEMBER 14, 2003
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
NOVEMBER 14, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Paying tribute to and honoring the life of Luis A. Ferre, former
2 Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
3 WHEREAS, Born in Ponce in 1904, Luis A. Ferre passed away on
4 October 21, 2003, at 99 years of age; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Ferre studied engineering at the Massachusetts
6 Institute of Technology and attended the New England
7 Conservatory of Music; and
8 WHEREAS, A successful businessman, politician, constitutional
9 assembly member, delegate, philanthropist, pianist and patron of
10 the arts, Mr. Ferre founded the prostatehood New Progressive
11 Party in 1967 and governed the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from
12 1969 through 1972; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Ferre was known for his accessible, statesmanly
14 manner, how well he treated others and how ably he represented
15 Puerto Rican interest and democratic ideals; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
2 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pay tribute to and honor the life
3 of Luis A. Ferre; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
5 the family of Luis A. Ferre.
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