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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY CONNORS and HOLVECK 1 3 A Resolution paying tribute to the memory of Mrs. Billie 1 4 Jean Walling and recognizing her many contributions to 1 5 the Iowa House of Representatives. 1 6 WHEREAS, Billie Jean Walling was born in Osceola, 1 7 Iowa, where she spent her early childhood before 1 8 moving with her family to Des Moines; and 1 9 WHEREAS, her career as a bookkeeper first took her 1 10 to the State of Iowa as a Senate Payroll Clerk in 1 11 1963, and then to the House of Representatives as 1 12 Clerk to the Chief Clerk and Payroll Clerk in 1967, 1 13 becoming House Finance Clerk in 1971; and 1 14 WHEREAS, Billie was well known during her many 1 15 years of service for her competence in administering 1 16 the House Finance Office, meeting and often surpassing 1 17 the expectations of legislative leaders and the Chief 1 18 Clerk, overseeing the modernization and 1 19 computerization of the Office's functions, and making 1 20 certain that she correctly accounted for every penny 1 21 of the House's money; and 1 22 WHEREAS, her role as payroll clerk brought her out 1 23 of her "lofty" finance area and put her in contact 1 24 with all 100 House members and their clerks and made 1 25 her well known for her warm smile and cheerful voice 1 26 in delivering the paychecks to the members' desks; and 1 27 WHEREAS, Billie was considered a model employee and 1 28 a pillar of the House for her devotion to hard work, 1 29 her extensive knowledge of government finances, her 1 30 loyalty and integrity, and her caring attitude toward 2 1 her colleagues, for many of whom she served as a 2 2 mentor; and 2 3 WHEREAS, she performed her duties with great care 2 4 and attention to detail, with a positive attitude and 2 5 boundless dedication, and with a warm, wonderful, and 2 6 witty sense of humor; and 2 7 WHEREAS, Billie's personal life mirrored her 2 8 professional life in terms of devotion to her husband 2 9 Bill, her children, Will, Shari, and John, and her 2 10 grandchildren Andy and Carrie; and 2 11 WHEREAS, her leadership, knowledge, sensitivity, 2 12 and cooperative working style were invaluable to the 2 13 General Assembly as major legislative projects were 2 14 conceived, financed, and completed, and as the General 2 15 Assembly functioned as a separate but equal branch of 2 16 state government; and 2 17 WHEREAS, her unswerving loyalty to and faith in the 2 18 legislative branch over the many years of her service 2 19 to the General Assembly have benefited all Iowans; NOW 2 20 THEREFORE, 2 21 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 22 That the House of Representatives pay tribute to the 2 23 memory of Mrs. Billie Jean Walling, recognizing her 2 24 deep commitment and many contributions to the Iowa 2 25 House of Representatives, the Iowa General Assembly, 2 26 and the people of the State of Iowa, and recognizing 2 27 the many accomplishments in her life; and 2 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the 2 29 House prepare official copies of this Resolution for 2 30 presentation to Billie's surviving husband, Bill 3 1 Walling, and to their family. 3 2 LSB 2031HH 77 3 3 rj/jj/8.3
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