House Resolution 103 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 103 BY JACOBSEN A Resolution honoring the life of Duane King. 1 WHEREAS, Duane King founded Deaf Missions in 1970, 2 an Iowa nonprofit organization, and served as the 3 director of Deaf Missions for 38 years; and 4 WHEREAS, under Duane King’s guidance, Deaf Missions 5 translated the Bible into American Sign Language, which 6 has reached a million downloads and launched the Deaf 7 Missions Training Center to train and equip deaf and 8 hard-of-hearing individuals to more effectively spread 9 the Gospel of Jesus; and 10 WHEREAS, Deaf Missions now impacts the lives of deaf 11 and hard-of-hearing individuals and their families and 12 friends in all 50 states and in more than 90 countries 13 around the world; and 14 WHEREAS, Deaf Missions is a noted and respected 15 leader among ministries for deaf and hard-of-hearing 16 people, and Deaf Missions’ outreach extends to more 17 than 60 different denominations; and 18 WHEREAS, Duane King was the pastor of Christ’s 19 Church for the Deaf located in Council Bluffs, 20 Iowa; and 21 WHEREAS, Duane King was the faithful husband of 22 Peggy King, the loving father of a daughter, Christine 23 Clausen Cannon and a son, JD King, and the loving 24 grandfather of five grandchildren, Isaac Clausen, 25 Luke Clausen, McKenzie King, Dakota King, and Kassidy 26 King; NOW THEREFORE, 27 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 28 -1- LSB 6196YH (3) 89 cm/rn 1/ 2

H.R. 103 the House of Representatives honors the life and memory 1 of Duane King, whose extraordinary work in service to 2 the deaf and hard-of-hearing community has benefited 3 that community and the citizens of the state of Iowa, 4 and extends its condolences to the King family. 5 -2- LSB 6196YH (3) 89 cm/rn 2/ 2