WHEREAS, Garner Shriver, of Wichita, died March 1, 1998, at age
85; and
WHEREAS, Garner Shriver, a Republican, dutifully and with integrity
gave 28 years of his life to public service for the state of Kansas, having
served four years in the Kansas House of Representatives and eight years
in the Kansas Senate before being elected, in 1960, to the U.S. House of
Representatives for the 4th District of Kansas. He was a member of a
class of freshman congressmen that included Bob Dole and was described
by President John F. Kennedy as ``a new generation of Americans.'' He
served Kansas and his district honorably in Congress for sixteen years;
and
WHEREAS, Garner Shriver was known as a thoughtful and dignified
legislator, having been described by his successor as a congenial and non-
polarizing influence in Congress. Although a member of the minority
party, he was appointed to the subcommittee that drafted the landmark
legislation which eventually culminated in the Civil Rights Act signed into
law in 1964. He was a tireless campaigner for veterans' rights and intro-
duced the bill that gave Vietnam veterans the same educational benefits
as veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict. He was very proud
of the fact that as a Republican he was liked and trusted enough to be
elected by a Democratic constituency for eight consecutive terms; and
WHEREAS, Garner Shriver was born in Towanda and moved to
Wichita at an early age. He worked his way through Wichita University
and Washburn University law school earning degrees at both schools. He
joined the U.S. Navy as an enlisted sailor at the outset of World War II
and later received a commission to lieutenant senior grade, before ending
the war as a boat group commander in the Pacific theater; and
WHEREAS, Garner Shriver is survived by his wife of 56 years, Martha
Jane Currier Shriver, a son, David Shriver, and two daughters, Kay Kwon
and Linda Ann Breeding: Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kan- sas: That we extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Garner
Shriver.
I hereby certify that the above Resolution originated in the House,
and was adopted by that body