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LEROY H. PETERSEN
Mr. Speaker: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character, and public service of the late Honorable Leroy H. Petersen begs to submit the following Memorial:
Mr. Petersen was born on April 21, 1915 in Wilton Junction, Iowa. He was the son of Henry and Alma Reese Petersen. He graduated from Muscatine High School, attended Augustana College, and received his B.A. degree from Grinnell College in 1937. He married Mary C. Fox of Waukee. Mr. Petersen was a retired farmer and had lived in Muscatine and the Grimes and Waukee areas before moving to Dallas Center. He was a past board member of National Travelers Life Insurance Company, Luther Park Health Care Center in Des Moines and the Waukee School Board. He was a former director of the programming and planning office with the state of Iowa and a member and past president of Dallas County Farm Bureau. Mr. Petersen was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church.
Mr. Petersen, a republican, served three terms in the House of Representatives from 1961-1964 and 1967-1968.
Mr. Petersen passed away October 24, 2001. He is survived by two sons, Richard of Waukee and Warren of Dallas, Texas; four brothers, Ed of Davenport, Henry of Wilton, Ken of Grimes and Wilbert of Williamsburg; and five grandchildren.
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 Leroy H. Petersen, 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.
JODI TYMESON
SCOTT RAECKER
MIKE O'BRIEN
Committee