KWMU reports that President George W. Bush signed legislation last week that re-names the University City post office after Harriett Woods, the former Missouri Lieutenant Governor who passed away in February.

Earlier this year we reported that Congressman Russ Carnahan had introduced H.R. 1617 which recommended naming the post office located at 561 Kingsland Avenue “The Harriett F. Woods Post Office Building.” According to a release from Carnahan’s office, the location was chosen due to the fact that Woods began her political career in University City and it was the post office that served Woods for nearly 50 years.

Woods suffered from leukemia and died at the age of 79. She was the first woman to serve as Lt. Governor in Missouri.

In other news… The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week to rename the University City Post Office after former Missouri Lieutenant Gov. Harriett Woods, who passed away earlier this year.

H.R. 1617, introduced by St. Louis Congressman Russ Carnahan, would name the post office located at 561 Kingsland Avenue “The Harriett F. Woods Post Office Building.” According to a release from Carnahan’s office, the location was chosen due to the fact that Woods began her political career in University City and it was the post office that served Woods for nearly 50 years.

As a further testament to Woods’ legacy, said Carnahan, H.R. 1617 was cosponsored by 74 Representatives, including nearly every female Member of Congress from both sides of the aisle and the Missouri delegation.