House
Resolution
60
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
60
BY
MURPHY
A
Resolution
to
recognize
a
quarter
century
of
1
legislative
service
by
Sergeant-at-Arms
Maynard
2
Boatwright.
3
WHEREAS,
after
over
24
years
of
service
to
the
House
4
of
Representatives,
Sergeant-at-Arms
Maynard
Boatwright
5
has
now
announced
his
retirement;
and
6
WHEREAS,
2011
marks
the
end
of
a
working
career
7
that
spans
almost
seven
decades,
beginning
with
his
8
service
in
World
War
II
and
now
concluding
as
the
9
Sergeant-at-Arms
for
the
House
of
Representatives;
and
10
WHEREAS,
as
a
lifelong
“East-sider”,
Mr.
Boatwright
11
first
gained
fame
as
a
star
athlete
at
Des
Moines’
East
12
High
School
in
the
early
1940s;
and
13
WHEREAS,
following
his
service
in
World
War
II,
14
Mr.
Boatwright’s
athletic
prowess
made
him
a
natural
15
recruit
for
the
Des
Moines
Fire
Department;
and
16
WHEREAS,
following
decades
of
service
to
the
17
people
of
Des
Moines,
at
a
time
when
most
men
retire
18
and
relax,
Mr.
Boatwright
began
his
second
career
in
19
1988
as
assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms
with
the
House
of
20
Representatives;
and
21
WHEREAS,
19
years
later
in
2007,
his
diligence
and
22
hard
work
was
fully
recognized
when
Mr.
Boatwright
23
was
named
Sergeant-at-Arms
for
the
House
of
24
Representatives;
and
25
WHEREAS,
in
recognition
of
his
years
of
service,
Mr.
26
Boatwright
has
been
invited
and
has
joined
the
Pioneer
27
Lawmakers;
NOW
THEREFORE,
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60
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
1
the
House
of
Representatives
expresses
its
appreciation
2
and
thanks
to
Maynard
Boatwright
for
his
decades
3
of
service
to
the
House
and
wishes
him
and
his
wife
4
Barbara
much
happiness
in
the
years
to
come.
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