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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY REDFERN and DOTZLER
1 3 A Resolution honoring former Senator Barton L. Schwieger.
1 4 WHEREAS, Senator Barton L. Schwieger in 1974
1 5 retired from state legislative office after completing
1 6 one term in office as a State Senator and one term in
1 7 office as a member of the House of Representatives in
1 8 order to run for the United States House of
1 9 Representatives; and
1 10 WHEREAS, Senator Schwieger's distinguished career
1 11 as a State Senator included service in the Sixty-
1 12 Fourth General Assembly as Chairperson of the Human
1 13 Resources Committee; and as a member of the
1 14 Appropriations and State Government Committees; and
1 15 WHEREAS, Senator Schwieger, as a member of the
1 16 House of Representatives, served in the Sixty-Fifth
1 17 General Assembly as Chairperson of the House
1 18 Transportation Committee and also served on the
1 19 Constitutional Amendments and Reapportionment, Iowa
1 20 Development, and Social Services Committees and was an
1 21 influential and devoted legislator in this state; and
1 22 WHEREAS, Senator Schwieger served honorably and
1 23 unselfishly gave of his time and efforts to further
1 24 the interests of the State of Iowa and to provide
1 25 beneficial programs for the citizens of Iowa; and
1 26 WHEREAS, Senator Schwieger, after leaving the Iowa
1 27 General Assembly, pursued a successful career as a
1 28 member of a Waterloo law firm, as a campaign
1 29 chairperson for notable Iowa and national
1 30 officeholders, and as a gubernatorial appointee to
2 1 numerous committees and posts; and
2 2 WHEREAS, Senator Schwieger has, with his love of
2 3 life, positive attitude, and support from family and
2 4 friends, valiantly lived for the past five years with
2 5 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a debilitating disease;
2 6 and
2 7 WHEREAS, Senator Schwieger has remained keenly
2 8 interested in politics and world events and has
2 9 witnessed the success of his wife, daughter, and son
2 10 in their educational endeavors, and in his son's
2 11 recent service as a Senate Page for the 2003 Regular
2 12 Session; NOW THEREFORE,
2 13 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate pay
2 14 tribute to Senator Barton L. Schwieger for his devoted
2 15 service to the Iowa General Assembly and the citizens
2 16 of this state; and
2 17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
2 18 this Resolution be prepared and presented to former
2 19 Senator Schwieger.
2 20 LSB 3567SS 80
2 21 rn/sh/8
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