Senate Resolution 3 - Introduced
PAG LIN
S.R. ________ H.R. ________
1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY KIBBIE, GRONSTAL, and McKINLEY
1 3 A Resolution to honor retired legislator and good friend
1 4 Mary Lundby.
1 5 WHEREAS, in a legislative career that spanned two
1 6 decades and both houses of the General Assembly, Mary
1 7 Adelaide Lundby knew both victory and defeat; and
1 8 WHEREAS, Senator Lundby's husband, Michael, and her
1 9 entire family have provided support and encouragement
1 10 to her throughout her legislative career; and
1 11 WHEREAS, Senator Lundby came to public office as a
1 12 committed environmentalist and public policy maker,
1 13 and as a vigorous campaigner and competitor, leading
1 14 the Republican party to the majority in the House of
1 15 Representatives; and
1 16 WHEREAS, a consummate organizer, a tireless
1 17 legislator, and a good friend to all, by the time of
1 18 her retirement Mary Lundby had the distinction of
1 19 being the first woman elected Speaker Pro Tempore in
1 20 the House of Representatives and the first woman
1 21 chosen Co=Majority Leader of the Senate; and
1 22 WHEREAS, at the same time Senator Lundby fought
1 23 legislative battles, she also fought a personal battle
1 24 to maintain her health, showing the same tenacity,
1 25 courage, compassion, and even humor, as that battle
1 26 stretched from months to years; and
1 27 WHEREAS, as she continues that battle, Senator
1 28 Lundby provides an example for us all, fighting on
1 29 with strength and indomitable will, and teaches us to
1 30 never give up the struggle; NOW THEREFORE,
2 1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate once
2 2 again rises to honor and thank Mary Lundby and her
2 3 family for their service to Iowa, for both her gentle
2 4 and raucous good humor, and for her example of courage
2 5 and determination.
2 6 LSB 1805SS 83
2 7 jr/rj/14