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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY HANSEN
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution posthumously honoring Mr. Loren
1 4 Callendar, and recognizing his many contributions to
1 5 city government and to the citizens of Siouxland.
1 6 WHEREAS, Mr. Callendar vigorously served the labor
1 7 community in Woodbury County serving a term as
1 8 president of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butchers
1 9 Workmen of North America, now the United Food and
1 10 Commercial Workers International Union, and a term as
1 11 chair of the Northwest Iowa Labor Council; and
1 12 WHEREAS, Mr. Loren Callendar's abilities as a
1 13 consensus builder made him a valued member on the many
1 14 boards and commissions on which he served; and
1 15 WHEREAS, Mr. Loren Callendar, during his
1 16 distinguished lifetime, improved the quality of life
1 17 in Sioux City by serving selflessly as a city council
1 18 member for two decades, mayor pro tem five times, and
1 19 as mayor of Sioux City from 1986 to 1989; and
1 20 WHEREAS, Mr. Callendar began his political career
1 21 in 1975 in a tight race and served on the council
1 22 continuously since that first election; and
1 23 WHEREAS, Mr. Callendar was the voice of the senior
1 24 citizen and blue-collar worker, representing the
1 25 common man in city government; and
1 26 WHEREAS, Mr. Callendar's conservative tax and
1 27 spending messages were well received by the voters;
1 28 and
1 29 WHEREAS, Mr. Callendar's devotion to the best
1 30 interests of the people was rewarded in each election
2 1 by the voters' enthusiastic support, exemplified by
2 2 the impressive 70 percent or more of the vote by which
2 3 he won in each of his elections; and
2 4 WHEREAS, the untimely death of Mr. Loren Callendar
2 5 on early Wednesday morning, January 10, 1996, has
2 6 saddened the citizens of Woodbury County and
2 7 constitutes a loss for Sioux City; NOW THEREFORE,
2 8 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
2 9 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly
2 10 posthumously honor Mr. Loren Callendar, and recognize
2 11 his life's many accomplishments, his deep commitment
2 12 to labor and good government, to the county of
2 13 Woodbury, and to his beloved Sioux City; and
2 14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the
2 15 Senate send copies of this Resolution to the city of
2 16 Sioux City and to his surviving spouse, Mrs. Alice
2 17 Callendar.
2 18 LSB 3746SS 76
2 19 kh/jj/8
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