S1160 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 14, 2017 Mr. Ilitch passed away last week at the children, Denise, Ron, Michael, Jr., order of the House of January 3, 2017, age of 87. Mr. Ilitch was enthusiastic Lisa, Atanas, Christopher, and Carole; the Speaker appoints the following in- about sports, passionate about the city 22 grandchildren; and 3 great-grand- dividuals on the part of the House of of , and dedicated to his family. children. Representatives to the Creating Op- Mr. Ilitch was born in Detroit, MI, on I cannot express enough the impact tions for Veterans’ Expedited Recovery July 20, 1929, to Macedonian immi- Mr. Mike Ilitch had on the city of De- Commission: Captain John M. Rose, grants, Sotir and Sultana. After grad- troit and the State of . He was United States Navy, Retired, Kenosha, uating from , Mr. truly a treasure to our community and Wisconsin and Lieutenant Colonel Ilitch served 4 years in the U.S. Marine an example of the American Dream. Jamil S. Khan, United States Marine Corps before returning to Detroit to His passion, dedication, and leadership Corps, Retired, Janesville, Wisconsin. play minor league for the Ti- will be missed. However, I am confident The message also announced that gers. Following a knee injury, Mr. his legacy will continue to inspire oth- pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 2103(b), and the Ilitch worked as a door-to-door sales- ers to take action to strengthen the order of the House of January 3, 2017, person, selling awnings, pots, and pans, city of Detroit, the community he the Speaker appoints the following in- in order to save enough money to start served with his whole heart.∑ dividual to the Board of Trustees of the his own business. f American Folklife Center in the Li- In 1959, Mr. Ilitch and his wife, Mar- brary of Congress on the part of the TRIBUTE TO CRADDOCK MORRIS ian, opened their first pizza store in the House of Representatives for a term of Detroit suburb of Garden City: Little ∑ Mr. SCOTT. Mr. President, today, I 6 years: Ms. Patricia A. Atkinson of Caesars Pizza. While Mr. Ilitch ini- would like to honor and thank Mr. Carson City, Nevada. tially named the pizzeria Pizza Treat, Craddock Morris of St. Matthews, SC The message further announced that his wife Marian convinced him to for 87 years of valuable reporting in pursuant to section 553(b) of the Na- change it to Little Caesar, her nick- Calhoun County. The Calhoun Times, a tional Defense Authorization Act for name for him. Over four decades, Mr. small weekly paper in our great state, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328), Ilitch expanded the business to ap- has decided to cease publication after a and the order of the House of January proximately 4,000 stores across North truly amazing run of nearly nine dec- 3, 2017, the Speaker appoints the fol- America and parts of Europe. The ades of providing town residents with lowing individual on the part of the chain became well-known for its com- community news. House of Representatives to the Na- mercial tagline, ‘‘Pizza! Pizza!’’ The Times was created by Craddock tional Commission on Military, Na- As grew to be one of Morris’s father in 1929. John Bunyan tional and Public Service: Mr. Thomas the largest carryout pizza chains in the Morris, Sr., a 1950 graduate of The Kilgannon of Centreville, Virginia. United States, Mr. Ilitch purchased the Citadel, ran it until his retirement in The message also announced that hockey team in 1982, 1956, when Craddock took over. Al- pursuant to section 3(b) of the Public recognizing the great potential of a though this local newspaper, based in Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of then failing team. By stocking the St. Matthews, will no longer be pub- 2001 (42 U.S.C. 15202), and the order of team with promising college players, lished, I am sure the Morris family’s the House of January 3, 2017, the Mr. Ilitch revitalized the Red Wings. legacy of good work will remain with Speaker appoints the following individ- Under Mr. Ilitch, the Red Wings won residents all over Calhoun County. uals on the part of the House of Rep- four titles in 1997, 1998, I would like to recognize Mr. resentatives to the Medal of Valor Re- 2002, and 2008, which led him to be in- Craddock Morris, and his son Edwin C. view Board for a term of 4 years: Mr. ducted into the in Morris who joined the Times after serv- Brandon Clabes of Choctaw, Oklahoma 2003, as well as the U.S. Hockey Hall of ing in the Armed Forces, and their and Mr. Brian Murphy of Milwaukee, Fame in 2004. families for 87 years of delivering es- Wisconsin. In 1992, Mr. Ilitch acquired the De- sential news to the people of Calhoun The message further announced that troit Tigers baseball team—the same County.∑ pursuant to section 1238(b)(3) of the team that contracted him in the minor f Floyd D. Spence National Defense Au- leagues. The Tigers reached the World MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 Series twice under Mr. Ilitch’s steward- U.S.C. 7002), amended, and the order of ship in 2006 and 2012. At 11:12 a.m., a message from the the House of January 3, 2017, the An icon and pillar of the community, House of Representatives, delivered by Speaker appoints the following individ- Mr. Ilitch never lost faith in the resur- Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- uals on the part of the House of Rep- gence of the city of Detroit and the re- nounced that the House has passed the resentatives to the United States- silience of the people he loved so much. following bills, in which it requests the China Economic and Security Review During the city’s most challenging concurrence of the Senate: Commission for a term expiring on De- times, he poured his heart and passion H.R. 244. An act to encourage effective, cember 31, 2018: Mr. Larry Wortzel of into Detroit’s renaissance. Mr. Ilitch voluntary investments to recruit, employ, Williamsburg, Virginia and Mr. Robert played an active role in the commu- and retain men and women who have served in the United States military with annual Glenn Hubbard of New York, New nity, supporting local organizations York. and residents. In 1987, Mr. Ilitch and Federal awards to employers recognizing his wife bought and restored the his- such efforts, and for other purposes. f H.R. 512. An act to amend title 38, United toric Fox Theater, rejuvenating the en- States Code, to permit veterans to grant ac- MEASURES REFERRED tertainment scene in downtown De- cess to their records in the databases of the The following bills were read the first troit. He privately assisted civil rights Veterans Benefits Administration to certain and the second times by unanimous activist, , paying her rent designated congressional employees, and for consent, and referred as indicated: when she moved into the Riverfront other purposes. H.R. 609. An act to designate the Depart- H.R. 244. An act to encourage effective, Apartments in 1994. In 2007, the U.S. voluntary investments to recruit, employ, Department of Veterans Affairs award- ment of Veterans Affairs health care center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsyl- and retain men and women who have served ed Mr. Ilitch with the Secretary’s vania, as the ‘‘Abie Abraham VA Clinic’’. in the United States military with annual Award for the ‘‘Little Caesars Veteran H.R. 974. An act to amend title 38, United Federal awards to employers recognizing Program,’’ which provided business op- States Code, to authorize the Secretary of such efforts, and for other purposes; to the portunities to nobly discharged war Veterans Affairs, in awarding a contract for Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and veterans. the procurement of goods or services, to give Pensions. As an entrepreneur, leader, and kind- a preference to offerors that employ vet- H.R. 512. An act to amend title 38, United hearted family man, Mr. Ilitch will be erans. States Code, to permit veterans to grant ac- cess to their records in the databases of the greatly missed across Michigan as he The message further announced that Veterans Benefits Administration to certain touched the lives of many people pursuant to section 931(c) of the Com- designated congressional employees, and for throughout the State. Mr. Ilitch is sur- prehensive Addiction and Recovery Act other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- vived by his wife of 63 years, Marian; 7 of 2016 (Public Law 114–198), and the erans’ Affairs.

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