Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Chris Coons, Congressman John Carney, and myself, we remember today the lives and lasting gifts of late Delawareans, the Honorable Roxana Cannon Arsht and her husband S. Samuel Arsht, and we recognize as well the extraordinary philanthropy of their daughter, Ms. Adrienne Arsht. As role models of integrity and giving, the Arsht family has served and enriched the lives of Delawareans for decades. Like many American families, Roxana Cannon's and Samuel Arsht's parents immigrated to the United States from Russia a century ago, seeking survival and a better life. In this land of opportunity, they worked hard, they valued education, and set high standards for themselves--standards which they met and ultimately exceeded. Samuel Arsht was a 1931 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and a 1934 graduate of the University's law school. Upon graduation, Sam joined the firm that later became Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell in Wilmington, DE. Over time he became well known in corporate law circles as one of the architects of the modern Delaware general corporation law and was described as the master of Delaware's influential corporate statutes. In 1953, he led efforts to update the entire body of statutory law, making Delaware the Nation's most favorable place for businesses to incorporate.…
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