Senate Resolution 681
By: Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Dickerson of the 21st, Strickland of the 42nd, Watson of
the 1st, Albers of the 56th and others
A RESOLUTION
Commending Special Agent Marvin O. “Dell” Spry, FBI, retired; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Special Agent Marvin O. Spry served as the lead investigator for the FBI in the
case with uncovered, and lead to the conviction of, Aldrich Ames, a high-ranking CIA officer
and spy for the Soviet Union; earning him the nickname “The Spy Catcher”; and
WHEREAS, Special Agent Spry served as a liaison to the CIA, specializing in
counterintelligence and counterespionage, and received the FBI Director’s Award for
Excellence and the CIA Director’s Meritorious Service Award for his work; and
WHEREAS, Special Agent Spry successfully completed and retired form his illustrious 20-
year career with the FBI in 2006; and
WHEREAS, as a senior management consultant and instructor for A-T Solution and an
instructor at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, he continues to train FBI personnel,
consult on intelligence and national security matters, and secure our country against foreign
threats and espionage.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body
commend retired Supervisory Special Agent and counterintelligence expert of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Dell Spry for his illustrious, highly successful career and for leading
the investigation to identify and capture Aldrich Ames, the most notorious traitor, and spy
for the Soviet Union, in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Special Agent
Marvin O. “Dell” Spry, FBI, retired.