Senate Resolution 9 - Introduced SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 9 BY BOWMAN A Resolution recognizing December 10, 2017, as Tim 1 O’Connell Day in Iowa. 2 WHEREAS, Tim O’Connell, a native of Zwingle, Iowa, 3 and a graduate of Maquoketa High School, is the first 4 Iowan to win the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association 5 Bareback Riding World Championship; and 6 WHEREAS, Mr. O’Connell set a bareback riding record 7 and claimed the biggest single-season total in any 8 rodeo event at the 2016 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada; and 10 WHEREAS, prior to winning the world championship, 11 Tim O’Connell was named Professional Rodeo Cowboys 12 Association Resistol Bareback Riding Rookie of the Year 13 in 2013 and Bareback Riding Permit Holder of the Year 14 in 2012, in addition to numerous other achievements in 15 the rodeo arena; NOW THEREFORE, 16 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 17 recognizes the accomplishments of Mr. O’Connell in 18 bareback horse riding and designates December 10, 2017, 19 as Tim O’Connell Day in Iowa. 20 -1- LSB 2154XS (3) 87 hb/nh 1/ 1