,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #d1 
#bjai ,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and     
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7 submitted the       
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,relative to the death of the ,honorable
 ,william ,thad ,cochran1 former ,united
 ,states ,senator for the ,state of     
,mississippi4  ,whereas the ,honorable  
,william ,thad ,cochran was born in     
,pontotoc1 ,mississippi1 in #aicg2      
,whereas the ,honorable ,william ,thad  
,cochran graduated from ,byram ,high    
,school in ,hinds ,county1 ,mississippi1
 as valedictorian1 an ,eagle ,scout1 a  
member of #d-;,h1 and a student athlete2
 ,whereas the ,honorable ,william ,thad 
,cochran studied at the ,university of  
,mississippi in ,oxford1 ,mississippi2  
,whereas1 while a student at the        
,university of ,mississippi1 the        
,honorable ,william ,thad ,cochran was  
president of ,pi ,kappa ,alpha          

fraternity1 vice president of the       
student body1 company commander in the  
,navy ,reserve ,officers' ,training     
,corps1 and head cheerleader2 ,whereas  
the ,honorable ,william ,thad ,cochran  
was commissioned an ,ensign in the      
,united ,states ,naval ,reserve1 served 
aboard the ,,uss ,,macon from #aiei to  
#aifa1 served on staff of the           
,commandant of the ,eighth ,naval       
,district in ,new ,orleans1 ,louisiana1 
taught military law and naval           
orientation at the ,officer ,candidate  
,school in ,newport1 ,rhode ,island1    
from #aifb to #aifd1 and was promoted to
 the rank of ,lieutenant in the ,united 
,states ,naval ,reserve2 ,whereas the   
,honorable ,william ,thad ,cochran      
studied at the ,university of           
,mississippi ,school of ,law in ,oxford1
 ,mississippi1 and at ,trinity ,college1
 ,university of ,dublin1 in ,dublin1    
,ireland1 on a ,rotary ,foundation      
,graduate ,fellowship2 ,whereas the     
,honorable ,william ,thad ,cochran      

joined the law firm of ,watkins  ,eager 
in ,jackson1 ,mississippi1 in #aifd1 was
 made a partner at that firm in less    
than #c years1 and served as chairman of
 the ,mississippi ,law ,institute1      
lawyers' chairman for the ,heart ,fund  
and ,united ,givers ,fund1 president of 
the ,young ,lawyers ,division of the    
,mississippi ,bar ,association1 a board 
member of the ,jackson ,rotary ,club1   
and chairman of the ,legal ,services    
program of the ,jackson ,junior ,bar2   
,whereas the ,honorable ,william ,thad  
,cochran was elected to the ,house of   
,representatives to represent the       
,fourth ,district of ,mississippi in    
#aigb1 and was reelected in #aigd and   
#aigf2 ,whereas the ,honorable ,william 
,thad ,cochran was elected to the       
,senate in #aigh1 becoming the first    
,republican in more than #ajj years to  
win a statewide election in the ,state  
of ,mississippi1 and was reelected in   
#aihd1 #aiij1 #aiif1 #bjjb1 #bjjh1 and  
#bjad1 with a total period of service   

lasting from ,december #bg1 #aigh1 to   
,april #a1 #bjah2 ,whereas the          
,honorable ,william ,thad ,cochran      
served as ,chair of the ,senate         
,republican ,conference from #aiia to   
#aiig2 ,whereas the ,honorable ,william 
,thad ,cochran served as ,chairman of   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate
 from #bjjc to #bjje2 ,whereas the      
,honorable ,william ,thad ,cochran      
served as ,chairman of the ,committee on
 ,appropriations of the ,senate from    
#bjje to #bjjg and from #bjae to #bjah2 
,whereas the ,honorable ,william ,thad  
,cochran championed education programs1 
including programs to increase          
educational achievement among           
disadvantaged children1 particularly in 
rural areas1 to build the research      
capabilities of universities1 and to    
support ,historically ,black ,colleges  
and ,universities2 ,whereas the         
,honorable ,william ,thad ,cochran      
worked to strengthen the ,armed ,forces 

by supporting shipbuilding programs for 
the ,navy1 the ,marine ,corps1 the      
,coast ,guard1 and other critical       
,federal organizations and the military 
bases and installations in the ,state of
 ,mississippi and across the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas the ,honorable        
,william ,thad ,cochran was the chief   
sponsor of the ,national ,missile       
,defense ,act of #aiii 7,public ,law    
#ajf-ch2 #aac ,stat4 #bje71 which made  
the ,united ,states exponentially safer 
by creating the missile defense system  
used by the ,united ,states as of ,june 
#bjai2 ,whereas the ,honorable ,william 
,thad ,cochran was a leader in          
agriculture and worked to promote       
,united ,states agricultural innovation 
around the world through the development
 of the ,cochran ,fellowship ,program of
 the ,department of ,agriculture1 which 
trains fellows from middle-income       
countries to strengthen and enhance     
trade linkages between the countries of 
the fellows and agricultural interests  

in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the    
,honorable ,william ,thad ,cochran led  
the effort to provide critical ,federal 
assistance to the ,state of ,mississippi
 and other ,gulf ,coast ,states         
devastated by ,hurricane ,katrina in    
#bjje1 the worst natural disaster in the
 history of the ,united ,states2        
,whereas the ,honorable ,william ,thad  
,cochran was a devoted father1          
grandfather1 and husband2 ,whereas the  
,honorable ,william ,thad ,cochran was  
awarded honorary degrees from ,kentucky 
,wesleyan ,college1 ,mississippi        
,college1 ,blue ,mountain ,college1 the 
,university of ,richmond1 ,belhaven     
,university1 and ,tougaloo ,college2    
,whereas the ,honorable ,william ,thad  
,cochran was recognized as the          
tenth-longest serving ,senator in the   
history of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 the service of the ,honorable ,william 
,thad ,cochran on behalf of the people  
of the ,state of ,mississippi and all   
people of the ,united ,states earned the

 ,honorable ,william ,thad ,cochran the 
respect and devotion of colleagues and  
the title the ,quiet ,persuader2 and    
,whereas the death of the ,honorable    
,william ,thad ,cochran has deprived the
 ,state of ,mississippi and the ,united 
,states of one of the most distinguished
 statesmen3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 has heard with 
profound sorrow and deep regret the     
announcement of the death of the        
,honorable ,william ,thad ,cochran1     
former ,senator for the ,state of       
,mississippi2 and  7#b7 respectfully    
requests that the ,secretary of the     
,senate-- 7,a7 communicate this         
resolution to the ,house of             
,representatives2 and  7,b7 transmit an 
enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
family of the ,honorable ,william ,thad 
,cochran4