Senate Resolution 11 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                       BY  ANGELO
  1  3 A Resolution honoring and celebrating the life of
  1  4    Iowa's own Johnny Carson.
  1  5    WHEREAS, with the passing of Johnny (John William)
  1  6 Carson on January 23, 2005, Iowa has lost one of its
  1  7 favorite and most accomplished sons; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, Johnny Carson was born in Corning, Iowa,
  1  9 on October 23, 1925; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, he also lived in Clarinda, Red Oak, and
  1 11 Avoca, before leaving the state at the age of eight
  1 12 and growing up in Norfolk, Nebraska; and
  1 13    WHEREAS, Johnny Carson was the undisputed king of
  1 14 late=night television, hosting The Tonight Show from
  1 15 1962 to 1992 and winning several Emmy Awards in the
  1 16 process; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, Johnny Carson never forgot his Iowa roots,
  1 18 as he demonstrated by featuring a "Corning Night" on
  1 19 The Tonight Show, donating funds for an art center in
  1 20 Red Oak, Iowa, providing some $75,000 for a skate park
  1 21 in Corning, Iowa, happily inviting Iowans to become
  1 22 guests on his show, and winning the coveted title,
  1 23 "Cooper, Iowa's 51st Citizen", in competition with
  1 24 game=show host Bob Barker, Henry "Fonzie" Winkler, and
  1 25 Princess Grace of Monaco; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 26    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  1 27 celebrates the life and accomplishments of Johnny
  1 28 Carson, a man of wealth and fame who recognized the
  1 29 value of making people laugh and who never forgot his
  1 30 Iowa roots, characteristics which made him
  2  1 unforgettable to citizens throughout the state.
  2  2 LSB 2122SS 81
  2  3 jr:nh/gg/14