O.P. Post Office Closer to Being Named for Jack Kemp

The Orchard Park Post Office is now one step closer to being renamed.

After House passage Friday, the bill renaming the School Street post office after former Congressman and Bills quarterback Jack Kemp will now go on to President Obama for his signature.

The bill, introduced by Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, was approved by the Senate in August.

"Jack Kemp is a Buffalo institution and a true public servant," said Senator Gillibrand. "He delivered for Buffalo families on the field and in Congress. Naming the Orchard Park Post Office after him will honor his legacy in the community he loved and served so well."

"From the Bills "Wall of Fame" to the halls of Congress, Jack Kemp is remembered as a fighter and a leader," said Congressman Brian Higgins. "This tribute at the postal facility in the heart of Bills country is further recognition of Kemp's many contributions to this great community and nation."

Kemp passed away in May after a battling cancer. He was 73.