Senate Resolution 122 - Introduced PAG LIN S.R. ________ H.R. ________ 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY DEARDEN, APPEL, BEALL, BLACK, BOLKCOM, 1 3 CONNOLLY, COURTNEY, DANIELSON, DOTZLER, DVORSKY, 1 4 FRAISE, GRONSTAL, HANCOCK, HATCH, HECKROTH, HOGG, 1 5 HORN, KIBBIE, KREIMAN, McCOY, OLIVE, QUIRMBACH, 1 6 RAGAN, RIELLY, SCHMITZ, SCHOENJAHN, SENG, STEWART, 1 7 WARNSTADT, and WOOD 1 8 A Resolution honoring the work and life achievements 1 9 of retiring Iowa Federation of Labor President, 1 10 Mark L. Smith. 1 11 WHEREAS, Mark Smith has served the Iowa labor 1 12 movement and the cause of worker education and 1 13 economic justice for over 30 years as a labor educator 1 14 at the University of Iowa, and as Secretary=Treasurer 1 15 and then President of the Iowa Federation of Labor, 1 16 AFL=CIO; and 1 17 WHEREAS, Mr. Smith has traveled the length and 1 18 breadth of this state communicating with Iowa union 1 19 members and their elected leaders to promote education 1 20 and fuller opportunities for all Iowa citizens; and 1 21 WHEREAS, through his courageous and altogether 1 22 unique personality and through his always eloquent and 1 23 sometimes fearless use of the American vernacular, Mr. 1 24 Smith has spoken truth to power in every setting of 1 25 our political and economic landscape, making friends 1 26 of those most in need of justice, and foes of those 1 27 least willing to act justly; and 1 28 WHEREAS, as a member of the Des Moines School Board 1 29 and through his service on countless other 1 30 governmental and nongovernmental boards and 2 1 committees, Mr. Smith has carried his commitment to 2 2 fight poverty, ignorance, and inequality beyond the 2 3 labor movement, serving as a model of citizen 2 4 involvement in the many other institutions of civil 2 5 society; and 2 6 WHEREAS, his work and life have made an indelible 2 7 mark on the social, political, and economic history of 2 8 our state; NOW THEREFORE, 2 9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate, on 2 10 behalf of all Iowans, honors Mark L. Smith, a 2 11 remarkable and altogether memorable citizen of our 2 12 state, and wishes him a fulfilling and happy 2 13 retirement. 2 14 LSB 6606SS 82 2 15 jr/nh/24