,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjbe,mr4  
,ku/(f 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4     
,gre5 ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4    
,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,rose1 ,mr4          
,fleis*mann1 ,mr4 ,bur*ett1 & ,mrs4     
,h>%b>g]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,honor+ ! life1           
a*ievem5ts1 & legacy ( ,fr$]ick ,w4     
,smi?4  ,:]eas ,fr$]ick ,w4 ,smi?       
7h]e9aft] kn[n z ,fr$ ,smi?7 0 born on  
,augu/ #aa1 #aidd1 9 ,m>ks1             
,mississippi2 ,:]eas ,fr$ ,smi? 0 rais$ 
& liv$ mo/ ( 8 life 9 ,memphis1         
,t5nessee2 ,:]eas ,fr$ ,smi? att5d$     
elem5t>y s*ool at ,presbyt]ian ,day     
,s*ool & high s*ool at ,memphis         
,univ]sity ,s*ool1 :]e he 0 vot$ ,be/   
,all-,r\nd by 8 class2 ,:]eas ,fr$ ,smi?
 e>n$ 8 ba*elor's degree 9 economics f  
,yale ,univ]sity2 ,:]eas1 ^u graduation1
 ,fr$ ,smi? 0 commission$ 9 ! ,unit$    

,/ates ,m>9e ,corps1 dur+ :i* "t he s]v$
 #b t\rs ( duty 9 ! ,vietnam w>1 0      
honorably dis*>g$ 9 #aifi ) ! rank (    
capta91 & receiv$ ! ,silv] ,/>1 !       
,bronze ,/>1 & #b ,purple ,he>ts2       
,:]eas1 aft] #d ye>s ( s]vice 9 !       
,m>9es1 ,fr$ ,smi? laun*$ ,f$]al        
,express 7,fed,ex71 a company d$icat$ to
 ! ov]night %ipp+ ( small packages &    
docum5ts1 orig9ally only (f]+ s]vice to 
#be cities ) a fleet ( #ad jets2 ,:]eas1
 9 ! fir/ few ye>s ( ! company's        
exi/5ce1 ,fr$ ,smi? work$ tirelessly to 
keep ,fed,ex op5 = bus9ess2 ,:]eas1     
because ( ,fr$ ,smi?'s h>d "w1 ,fed,ex  
quickly grew to become "o ( ,am]ica's   
mo/ successful & iconic corporations1 ) 
op]ations t include ov] #gjj aircraft1 m
 ?an #bjj1jjj vehicles1 approximately   
#e1jjj op]at+ facilities1 & hundr$s (   
?\s&s ( employees2 ,:]eas1 due to ,fr$  
,smi?'s vision1 ,fed,ex revolutioniz$ ! 
package deliv]y sy/em & has become a    
global giant 9 transportation1 logi/ics1
 & e-comm]ce2 ,:]eas ,fed,ex's air %ipp+

 op]ations are bas$ at its prim>y hub at
 ,memphis ,int]national ,airport1 mak+ !
 city a c5t] = global logi/ics2 ,:]eas1 
9 addition to 8 imm5se successes )      
,fed,ex1 ,fr$ ,smi? also gave back to 8 
community1 laun*+ num]\s philan?ropic   
initiatives t work$ to make ! _w bett] =
 our *ildr51 ! p ( ,memphis1 & all      
,am]icans2 ,:]eas ,fr$ ,smi? 0 prec$$ 9 
dea? by 8 daught] ,w9dl& ,smi? ,rice &  
is surviv$ by 8 wife1 ,diane ,smi?1 8 #i
 *ildr51 #ca gr&*ildr51 & #b            
great-gr&*ildr52 & ,:]eas ,fr$ ,smi? 0  
an ,am]ican trailblaz] :o revolutioniz$ 
global logi/ics1 set an example =       
entrepr5eurs across ! ,nation1 & work$ 8
 entire life to s]ve 8 community & !    
,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 honors !
 life1 a*ievem5ts1 & legacy ( ,fr$ ,smi?
 =-- 7,a7 8 accompli%m5ts z a pione] :o 
revolutioniz$ ! transportation & express
 deliv]y indu/ry2  7,b7 8 inspiration to
 future g5]ations ( ,am]ican community  
lead]s1 innovators1 & entrepr5eurs2 &   

7,c7 8 d$ication to ,memphis1 a city t  
he lov$ de>ly & committ$ to support+ &  
uplift+ ?r\gh\t 8 entire life2 &  7#b7  
respectfully reque/s t ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives transmit an enroll$  
copy ( ?is resolution to ! family ( ,fr$
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