,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #d1 #bjai ,mr4  
,wick] 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,relative to ! dea? ( ! ,honorable      
,william ,?ad ,co*ran1 =m] ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,s5ator = ! ,/ate ( ,mississippi4      
,:]eas ! ,honorable ,william ,?ad       
,co*ran 0 born 9 ,pontotoc1             
,mississippi1 9 #aicg2 ,:]eas !         
,honorable ,william ,?ad ,co*ran        
graduat$ f ,byram ,high ,s*ool 9 ,h9ds  
,c\nty1 ,mississippi1 z val$ictorian1 an
 ,eagle ,sc\t1 a memb] ( #d-;,h1 & a    
/ud5t a?lete2 ,:]eas ! ,honorable       
,william ,?ad ,co*ran /udi$ at !        
,univ]sity ( ,mississippi 9 ,ox=d1      
,mississippi2 ,:]eas1 :ile a /ud5t at ! 
,univ]sity ( ,mississippi1 ! ,honorable 
,william ,?ad ,co*ran 0 presid5t ( ,pi  
,kappa ,alpha frat]nity1 vice presid5t (
 ! /ud5t body1 company comm&] 9 ! ,navy 
,res]ve ,(fic]s' ,tra9+ ,corps1 & head  

*e]lead]2 ,:]eas ! ,honorable ,william  
,?ad ,co*ran 0 commission$ an ,ensign 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,naval ,res]ve1 s]v$    
abo>d ! ,,uss ,,macon f #aiei to #aifa1 
s]v$ on /aff ( ! ,comm&ant ( ! ,eigh?   
,naval ,di/rict 9 ,new ,orleans1        
,l\isiana1 taught milit>y law & naval   
ori5tation at ! ,(fic] ,c&idate ,s*ool 9
 ,newport1 ,rhode ,isl&1 f #aifb to     
#aifd1 & 0 promot$ to ! rank (          
,lieut5ant 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,naval     
,res]ve2 ,:]eas ! ,honorable ,william   
,?ad ,co*ran /udi$ at ! ,univ]sity (    
,mississippi ,s*ool ( ,law 9 ,ox=d1     
,mississippi1 & at ,tr9ity ,college1    
,univ]sity ( ,dubl91 9 ,dubl91 ,irel&1  
on a ,rot>y ,f\ndation ,graduate        
,fell[%ip2 ,:]eas ! ,honorable ,william 
,?ad ,co*ran jo9$ ! law firm ( ,watk9s  
,eag] 9 ,jackson1 ,mississippi1 9 #aifd1
 0 made a p>tn] at t firm 9 less ?an #c 
ye>s1 & s]v$ z *airman ( ! ,mississippi 
,law ,in/itute1 lawy]s' *airman = !     
,he>t ,fund & ,unit$ ,giv]s ,fund1      
presid5t ( ! ,"y ,lawy]s ,division ( !  

,mississippi ,b> ,association1 a bo>d   
memb] ( ! ,jackson ,rot>y ,club1 &      
*airman ( ! ,legal ,s]vices program ( ! 
,jackson ,junior ,b>2 ,:]eas !          
,honorable ,william ,?ad ,co*ran 0      
elect$ to ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to  
repres5t ! ,f\r? ,di/rict ( ,mississippi
 9 #aigb1 & 0 reelect$ 9 #aigd & #aigf2 
,:]eas ! ,honorable ,william ,?ad       
,co*ran 0 elect$ to ! ,s5ate 9 #aigh1   
becom+ ! fir/ ,republican 9 m ?an #ajj  
ye>s to w9 a /atewide election 9 ! ,/ate
 ( ,mississippi1 & 0 reelect$ 9 #aihd1  
#aiij1 #aiif1 #bjjb1 #bjjh1 & #bjad1 ) a
 total p]iod ( s]vice la/+ f ,decemb]   
#bg1 #aigh1 to ,april #a1 #bjah2 ,:]eas 
! ,honorable ,william ,?ad ,co*ran s]v$ 
z ,*air ( ! ,s5ate ,republican ,conf]5ce
 f #aiia to #aiig2 ,:]eas ! ,honorable  
,william ,?ad ,co*ran s]v$ z ,*airman ( 
! ,committee on ,agriculture1           
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate f #bjjc 
to #bjje2 ,:]eas ! ,honorable ,william  
,?ad ,co*ran s]v$ z ,*airman ( !        
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate

 f #bjje to #bjjg & f #bjae to #bjah2   
,:]eas ! ,honorable ,william ,?ad       
,co*ran *ampion$ education programs1    
includ+ programs to increase educational
 a*ievem5t among disadvantag$ *ildr51   
p>ticul>ly 9 rural areas1 to build !    
rese>* capabilities ( univ]sities1 & to 
support ,hi/orically ,black ,colleges & 
,univ]sities2 ,:]eas ! ,honorable       
,william ,?ad ,co*ran work$ to /r5g!n ! 
,arm$ ,=ces by support+ %ipbuild+       
programs = ! ,navy1 ! ,m>9e ,corps1 !   
,coa/ ,gu>d1 & o!r critical ,f$]al      
organizations & ! milit>y bases &       
in/allations 9 ! ,/ate ( ,mississippi & 
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !        
,honorable ,william ,?ad ,co*ran 0 !    
*ief sponsor ( ! ,national ,missile     
,def5se ,act ( #aiii 7,public ,law      
#ajf-ch2 #aac ,/at4 #bje71 :i* made !   
,unit$ ,/ates expon5tially saf] by      
creat+ ! missile def5se sy/em us$ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates z ( ,june #bjai2 ,:]eas ! 
,honorable ,william ,?ad ,co*ran 0 a    
lead] 9 agriculture & work$ to promote  

,unit$ ,/ates agricultural innovation   
ar\nd ! _w ?r\gh ! developm5t ( !       
,co*ran ,fell[%ip ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,agriculture1 :i* tra9s fell[s f     
middle-income c\ntries to /r5g!n &      
enhance trade l9kages betwe5 ! c\ntries 
( ! fell[s & agricultural int]e/s 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,honorable      
,william ,?ad ,co*ran l$ ! ef=t to      
provide critical ,f$]al assi/ance to !  
,/ate ( ,mississippi & o!r ,gulf ,coa/  
,/ates deva/at$ by ,hurricane ,katr9a 9 
#bjje1 ! wor/ natural disa/] 9 ! hi/ory 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,honorable  
,william ,?ad ,co*ran 0 a devot$ fa!r1  
gr&fa!r1 & husb&2 ,:]eas ! ,honorable   
,william ,?ad ,co*ran 0 aw>d$ honor>y   
degrees f ,k5tucky ,wesleyan ,college1  
,mississippi ,college1 ,blue ,m\nta9    
,college1 ! ,univ]sity ( ,ri*mond1      
,belhav5 ,univ]sity1 & ,t\galoo         
,college2 ,:]eas ! ,honorable ,william  
,?ad ,co*ran 0 recogniz$ z ! t5?-longe/ 
s]v+ ,s5ator 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! s]vice ( ! ,honorable  

,william ,?ad ,co*ran on behalf ( ! p ( 
! ,/ate ( ,mississippi & all p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates e>n$ ! ,honorable ,william
 ,?ad ,co*ran ! respect & devotion (    
colleagues & ! title ! ,quiet ,p]suad]2 
& ,:]eas ! dea? ( ! ,honorable ,william 
,?ad ,co*ran has depriv$ ! ,/ate (      
,mississippi & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( "o ( ! 
mo/ di/+ui%$ /atesm53 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 has he>d ) pr(\nd    
sorr[ & deep regret ! ann\ncem5t ( !    
dea? ( ! ,honorable ,william ,?ad       
,co*ran1 =m] ,s5ator = ! ,/ate (        
,mississippi2 &  7#b7 respectfully      
reque/s t ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate-- 7,a7 
communicate ?is resolution to ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 transmit an    
enroll$ copy ( ?is resolution to !      
family ( ! ,honorable ,william ,?ad     
,co*ran4