[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3] [Senate] [Pages 3817-3818] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND MORTICIAN RECOGNITION DAY Mr. BROWN. I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 390 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 390) designating March 11, 2008, as National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution. Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution [[Page 3818]] be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 390) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 390 Whereas the death of a family member, friend, or loved one is a devastating emotional event; Whereas the memorialization and celebration of the decedent's life is the fabric of today's funeral service; Whereas the family of the decedent has traditionally looked to funeral directors and morticians for consolation, strength, and guidance in the planning and implementation of a meaningful funeral ceremony; Whereas funeral directors and morticians have dedicated their professional lives to serving the families of their communities in their times of need for generations with caring, compassion, and integrity; Whereas these special men and women see their chosen profession as a higher calling, a sacred trust, in serving every family regardless of social standing, financial means, or time of day or day of the year, whenever a death occurs; and Whereas on this special day, March 11, 2008, it would be appropriate to pay tribute to these funeral directors and morticians who, day in and day out, assist our Nation's families in their times of sadness and grief and help families mourn a death and celebrate a life: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) takes this opportunity to pay the Nation's collective debt of gratitude for all the hours and all the times they have put someone ahead of themselves by serving the living while caring for the dead; (2) urges every American of every walk of life to embrace each of these special individuals with heartfelt thanks for their dedication to their profession; and (3) designates March 11, 2008, as ``National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day''. ____________________