House
Resolution
16
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
16
BY
J.
TAYLOR
A
Resolution
honoring
the
life
of
service
of
Iowan
1
Richard
“Dick”
Sturgeon.
2
WHEREAS,
Dick
Sturgeon
served
the
community
of
Sioux
3
City
as
president
of
Local
1426
and
as
a
representative
4
of
the
Machinists
Union
on
several
local
and
state
5
commissions;
and
6
WHEREAS,
Dick
Sturgeon
served
as
a
workers’
advocate
7
for
a
nonprofit
organization
he
created
called
Workers
8
Have
Rights
Too
and
received
the
War
Eagle
Award
given
9
by
the
Sioux
City
Human
Rights
Commission;
and
10
WHEREAS,
Dick
Sturgeon’s
life
of
service
included
11
being
an
usher
at
the
Tyson
Events
Center
and
the
Sioux
12
City
Convention
Center,
a
volunteer
driver
for
Meals
on
13
Wheels,
a
server
at
the
Mid-Town
Community
Center,
a
14
volunteer
board
member
at
the
Mary
J.
Treglia
Community
15
House,
a
member
of
the
Environmental
Advisory
Board
to
16
the
City
Council
of
Sioux
City,
a
deacon
and
elder
of
17
Westlawn
Presbyterian
Church,
and
a
teacher
of
first
18
aid
to
many
Boy
Scouts;
and
19
WHEREAS,
Dick
Sturgeon
was
the
faithful
husband
of
20
Delores
Helen
Rupe
for
52
years,
the
father
of
two
21
daughters
and
two
sons,
and
with
Delores,
the
foster
22
parents
of
many
children;
NOW
THEREFORE,
23
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
24
the
House
of
Representatives
honors
the
life
and
memory
25
of
Dick
Sturgeon,
whose
extensive
service
has
helped
to
26
better
the
state
of
Iowa,
and
extends
its
condolences
27
to
the
Sturgeon
family.
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