PRINTER'S NO. 2108
No. 235 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, PETRONE, DeWEESE, DALEY, TRICH, HARHAI,
LESCOVITZ, MAHER, DeLUCA, COSTA, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BARRAR,
BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, BUNT,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLARK, CLYMER, COY, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, D. EVANS, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FLEAGLE, FLICK,
GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, HERMAN, HERSHEY, JAMES,
JOSEPHS, KENNEY, LAUGHLIN, MANDERINO, MANN, McCALL, MELIO,
S. MILLER, NAILOR, READSHAW, ROBINSON, ROEBUCK, ROONEY, ROSS,
RUBLEY, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SEMMEL, SHANER,
B. SMITH, STABACK, T. STEVENSON, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, WATSON,
WOGAN, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, FICHTER, WALKO,
KAISER, COLAFELLA, HESS AND ROBERTS, JUNE 5, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 5, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring the memory of Perry Como, husband, father and American
2 music icon.
3 WHEREAS, Perry Como, a beloved vocalist and recording artist
4 passed away May 12, 2001, at 88 years of age; and
5 WHEREAS, Born Pierino Roland Como on May 18, 1912, in
6 Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Mr. Como was one of the country's most
7 popular entertainers of the post-World War II era; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Como personified the American dream, rising from
9 the child of immigrants to become a legendary baritone crooner
10 and an indelible part of popular culture; and
11 WHEREAS, A former Canonsburg barber, Mr. Como displayed his
12 musical talent in his own CBS radio show and helped pioneer
1 variety shows in the new medium of television in the 1950s; and
2 WHEREAS, Mr. Como received numerous Emmy Awards plus a Grammy
3 Award for "Catch a Falling Star" in 1958, was an honoree of the
4 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for lifetime achievement
5 in the arts and was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts
6 and Sciences Hall of Fame in 1990; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Como will long be remembered for his smooth and
8 flowing musical style; therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives note with great
10 sadness the passing of Perry Como and recognize his musical
11 legacy and lifetime achievements; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives express its
13 heartfelt condolences to the family of Perry Como.
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