PRINTER'S NO. 2916
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
723
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KLUNK, MARCH 10, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 10, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life of Professor Louis F. Del Duca and expressing
condolences to his family upon his passing on November 27,
2015.
WHEREAS, Professor Louis F. Del Duca, a Distinguished Faculty
Scholar Emeritus and longest-serving faculty member at Penn
State Dickinson School of Law, was born July 2, 1926, in
Abruzzi, Italy, and was raised in Minersville, Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, After graduating from South Philadelphia High
School, Professor Del Duca was awarded joint scholarships to
Temple University and the Curtis Institute of Music; and
WHEREAS, During World War II, Professor Del Duca served his
country in the United States Navy; and
WHEREAS, Following his military service, Professor Del Duca
earned a bachelor of arts degree from Temple University and law
degrees from Harvard Law School and the University of Rome Law
School, the latter through a Fulbright Scholarship; and
WHEREAS, From 1955 to 1956, Professor Del Duca practiced law
in Philadelphia and taught political science at Temple
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University; and
WHEREAS, On September 1, 1956, Professor Del Duca, known to
many as "The Duke," began his nearly 60-year career as a
professor at the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Professor Del
Duca taught and mentored countless students from the United
States and around the world and was internationally recognized
as a leading scholar in the fields of commercial and comparative
law, the internationalization of legal education and the
harmonization of laws; and
WHEREAS, Professor Del Duca established the law school's
master of comparative law degree program and founded and managed
the law school's first international program; and
WHEREAS, After an illustrious tenure, Professor Del Duca
retired from teaching in 2013, but continued active scholarship
and publication; and
WHEREAS, Following retirement, Professor Del Duca
participated as a member of the United States Secretary of
State's Committee on International Trade Law, served as
President of the International Academy of Commercial and
Consumer Law, acted as United States Correspondent to the Rome
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law and
collaborated with Working Group III (Online Dispute Resolution)
of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law; and
WHEREAS, Professor Del Duca also served as editor of the
Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly since 1968 and as editor-
in-chief of the Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal since 1972;
and
WHEREAS, In his community, Professor Del Duca participated
with the Exchange Club, Chamber of Commerce, Police Athletic
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League, Red Cross and Carlisle Theatre; and
WHEREAS, Professor Del Duca passed away on November 27, 2015,
in Washington, DC; and
WHEREAS, Professor Del Duca is survived by his beloved wife,
Frances, to whom he was married for 60 years; his sons, Patrick
and his wife Maria-Grazia Ascenzi, and Kevin and his wife Susan
McCauley; his daughter, Maureen and her husband Henry Azar; and
his five grandchildren; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the life of
Professor Louis F. Del Duca and express condolences to his
family upon his passing on November 27, 2015.
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