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LEO A. HOEGH
Mr. Speaker: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character, and public service of the late Honorable Leo A. Hoegh begs to submit the following Memorial:
Leo Hoegh was born on March 30, 1908 on a farm in Audubon County. He received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Iowa. In 1933, he entered a law practice in Chariton, Iowa. He married Mary Louise Foster in 1936.
Mr. Hoegh served in the Army during World War II and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the 104th Infantry, Timberwolf Division.
Mr. Hoegh, a republican, served three terms in the House of Representatives from 1937-1942. He was Attorney General from 1953-1954, and then served as Governor from 1955-1957. While in office, he established a statewide program to care for the mentally ill, increased funding for education at all levels and attracted new industries into the state to diversify the predominantly agricultural economy. In 1957, President Dwight Eisenhower appointed Mr. Hoegh to a cabinet-level position as director of the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Later, he was appointed to serve as the director of a newly combined department, the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. There, he was responsible for the development of a comprehensive national plan for the safety and security of the country in the event of a nuclear war.
Mr. Hoegh and his family moved to Colorado in 1964, living in Denver and Chipita Park before moving to Colorado Springs in 1993.
Mr. Hoegh passed away on July 15, 2000, at the age of 92. He is survived by his two daughters, Janis Hoegh of Boulder, Colorado and Kristin Hoegh Marsh of Aspen, Colorado, and his granddaughter, Carrie Hoegh Marsh.
Now Therefore, Be It Resolved By The House Of Representatives Of The Seventy- Ninth General Assembly Of Iowa, That in the passing of the Honorable Leo Hoegh, the State has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this Resolution would express its appreciation of his service.
Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.
RICHARD ARNOLD
DAVID SCHRADER
CECIL DOLECHECK
Committee