the father of actress marlo thomas, the u.s. postal service announcing a forever stamp that you can get at post offices around the country. representative diane black, republican of tennessee paying tribute to danny thomas. >> i'm here today to commemorate the life of a truly wonderful man. mr. danny thomas who represents so much that is wonderful about our country. born to a poor immigrant family thomas understood the meaning of hard work from a very young age. he started work at the age of 108 selling newspapers and worked until he moved to detroit to go into showbiz. and after years of struggling, thomas achieved unrivaled success with shows like "make room for daddy," "the andy griffith show," and the "dick van dyke show." it was with this success that thomas started st. jude's research hospital where no child is turned away because of an inability to pay. since it opened in 1962, st. jude has saved thousands of lives, helped countless families and forwarded vital research on childhood cancer and other diseases. this month m

marlo, tony, and terry. when rosemarie was about to give birth to their first child, danny thomas was torn between his dedication to work and responsibility to his wife and newborn daughter. desperately he sought relief in prayer. he nelt before -- knelt before the statue of st. jude, the patron saint of hopeless causes and begged for a sign. should he or should he not remain in show business? he promised if st. jude showed him a way he would erect a shrine in his honor. danny went on to become one of the best loved general tainers in his era. he received five emmy nominations. 6. winning best actor starring in reag series in 1953 and 1954. the show also received an emmy for best new situation comedy in 1953 and 1954 and proud comedy programs "the dick van dyke" show, and "the mod squad." he never forgot his promise to build a shrine to st. jude. he had conversation was his close friend, mentor, and native of tennessee the archbishop of chicago, cardinal stritch. cardinal stritch was the carledal of toledo when -- cardinal of toledo when danny thomas was at church and they became close. and cardinal stritch who