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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4994-4995; text as passed Senate: CR S4995; text of measure as introduced: CR S4975)

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4994-4995; text as passed Senate: CR S4995; text of measure as introduced: CR S4975)

April 8, 2003

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Sen. Robert F. BennettR-UT · Apr 8, 2003

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 110, which was submitted earlier today by Senator Kyl. I would like to comment, Mr. President,…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 110, which was submitted earlier today by Senator Kyl.

I would like to comment, Mr. President, about Mary Jane Ogilvie. Many public men are described in their own right for their own accomplishments, and then their wives are referred to casually.

Senator Alan Simpson's wife, who took my wife under her wing when we first came here, described it this way. She said: ``We are just LWOs, which means `lovely wives of.' ''

Mary Jane Ogilvie was indeed the lovely wife of our Chaplain, Lloyd Ogilvie, but she was far, far more than an appendage to her husband. She had her own contribution to make to this body and to all of the Members in it.

Many wives of important men do not want to have anything to do with their husbands' careers and create areas of their own. They do not have an interest in what their husband does. Mary Jane Ogilvie was an incredibly important part of Lloyd Ogilvie's entire career.

The two of them were a team, inseparable. Her faith was as strong as his. Her dedication to the ministry and to the Gospel, as they understood it, was as deep as his. And her friendships forged here in the Senate were as strong as his. She was, as I say, an integral part of the ministry he performed here.

When she became too ill to carry on her portion of that ministry, he was unable to carry on his, which was very appropriate, in my view, because they were a team. He had his priorities straight, and he realized that, as important as his work here was, his duty to his wife was even greater.

When it became necessary for her, as she sought to find treatment for her condition, to move to California, there was never a doubt in Lloyd Ogilvie's mind that he would move with her. They were a team.

Some would have said: Well, she is hospitalized. I have a career. I will stay here. I will call her on weekends or get out there when I can, but I will let her go forward on her own. Lloyd Ogilvie is not that kind of a man, and their marriage was not that kind of a marriage. When she needed him, she had him, which is a manifestation of the fact that when he needed her, he had her.

So this resolution is but a small token of the Senate's gratitude for the contribution that Mary Jane Ogilvie made to the lives of all of us.

My wife and I were privileged enough to become friends of this team. We went to dinner together. We had conversations about our families. We had conversations about religion. We had

conversations about the Senate and its spiritual health. As the leader of the Senate Prayer Breakfast during the time that Lloyd Ogilvie was our Chaplain, I got to know both of them extremely well.

It is with great sorrow that we note her passage. But as I have said before of others to whom we have had to say good-bye in this fashion, we do not mourn for Mary Jane. We know where Mary Jane is. We know that all is well with her. Our sense of loss is for ourselves and the fact that we have been deprived now of her company, her spirit, and the joy of her life.

I join with Senator Kyl and thank Senator Kyl for this resolution in paying tribute to a woman whose contribution to the Senate is not reflected in the payroll or any official record but is engraved in the hearts of all of us.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; and that any statements relating to this matter be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Nevada for his kind comments.

Sen. Harry ReidD-NV · Apr 8, 2003

Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, I would like to extend, through the Chair, to my friend from Utah the appreciation of the whole Senate for the content of the remarks of the Senator from…

Sen. George V. VoinovichR-OH · Feb 25, 2003

Mr. President, in accordance with Rule XXVI.2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Rules of Procedure of the Select Committee on Ethics, which were adopted February…

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Agreed to SenateIssued April 8, 2003

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 110 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 110

Honoring Mary Jane Jenkins Ogilvie, wife of former Senate Chaplain,
Reverend Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 8, 2003

Mr. Kyl (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Stevens, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Reid, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Mr.
Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bennett, Mr.
Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mr.
Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Cantwell,
Mr. Carper, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clinton, Mr.
Cochran, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
Corzine, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dayton, Mr. DeWine, Mr.
Dodd, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Edwards, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein,
Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. Graham of South
Carolina, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Hatch, Mr. Hollings, Mrs. Hutchinson, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye,
Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl,
Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McCain, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Miller, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Murray, Mr. Nelson of
Florida, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Pryor, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes,
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe,
Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thomas,
Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the
following resolution; which was considered and agreed toYYYYYYY

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RESOLUTION

Honoring Mary Jane Jenkins Ogilvie, wife of former Senate Chaplain,
Reverend Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie.

Whereas Mary Jane Jenkins Ogilvie, a friend to the United States Senate who
succumbed April 1, 2003, to infirmities that she had battled
courageously over many years was--
(1) petite in size, but grand in character, a woman with strong
independent status, while still being steadfastly supportive of her
husband during his chaplaincy;
(2) an active, vibrant, frank, honest, vigorous, and warm friend,
especially to many Senate spouses, during her eight years here;
(3) a loving wife and mother who, though she missed her family in
California, was a vital partner in her husband's service to the Senate,
near the end of which she returned home to California;
(4) a devout woman, a fighter to the end, an individual impressive
for her style, her spirit, and her strong faith; and
(5) the center of her family, cherished by her husband Lloyd, her
children Heather, Scott, and Andrew, and her grandchildren Erin, Airley,
Bonnie, and Scotter: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) mourns the loss of Mary Jane Jenkins Ogilvie;
(2) recognizes her contributions to the Senate family;
(3) admires her courage and loyalty; and
(4) expresses gratitude that she is now with the Lord.

SEC. 2. TRANSMISSION OF ENROLLED RESOLUTION.

The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit an enrolled copy of this
resolution to the family of Mary Jane Jenkins Ogilvie.
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A resolution honoring Mary Jane Jenkins Ogilvie, wife of former Senate Chaplain, Reverend Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie.

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