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SRES 582 IS

Recognizing the work and accomplishments of Mr. Herbert Saffir, inventor of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, during Hurricane Preparedness Week.

June 4, 2008

Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. NELSON of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Recognizing the work and accomplishments of Mr. Herbert Saffir, inventor of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, during Hurricane Preparedness Week.

Whereas Mr. Herbert Saffir protected countless individuals by conveying the threat levels of approaching hurricanes through a 5-tier system to measure hurricane strength;

Whereas the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale has become the definitive means to describe hurricane strength;

Whereas Mr. Saffir, as a civil and structural engineer, was a pioneer in designing buildings and bridges for high wind resistance;

Whereas Mr. Saffir, as a participant in a United Nations project in 1969, helped to reduce hurricane damage to low-cost buildings worldwide;

Whereas Mr. Saffir was the principal of Saffir Engineering in Coral Gables, Florida;

Whereas Mr. Saffir fought tirelessly for safe building codes to ensure the safety of all people threatened by hurricanes;

Whereas Mr. Saffir was born in New York City, New York, on March 29, 1917, and died in Miami, Florida, on November 21, 2007; and

Whereas Hurricane Preparedness Week is observed the week beginning May 25, 2008: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate--

(1) recognizes the work and accomplishments of Mr. Herbert Saffir, inventor of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, during Hurricane Preparedness Week;

(2) honors Mr. Saffir's commitment to alerting the citizenry of the threat of hurricanes;

(3) thanks Mr. Saffir for his dedication, which has undoubtedly helped to save countless lives and the property of citizens around the world; and

(4) commends Mr. Saffir's service to the State of Florida, the United States, and the world.