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LYNN F. BATTLES, SR.
Mr. Speaker: Your committee appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character, and public service of the late Honorable Lynn F. Battles, Sr., begs leave to submit the following memorial:
Lynn F. Battles, Sr., was born on December 14, 1910 in Haynes, North Dakota, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Battles. He graduated from Maquoketa High School in 1928. He married Helen Gisel in 1938 and to this union were born two children: Lynn F. Jr. and Gary Owen. Lynn F. Jr., preceded him in death.
Mr. Battles was an early pioneer of the trucking business in eastern Iowa. He was a farmer, livestock feeder and dealer. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, past president of Jackson County Fair Association, a county 4—H advisory leader from 1950 to 1964, Jackson County Farm Bureau president from 1959-1960, and one of the three founders and past director of Maquoketa State Bank.
Representative Battles, a Republican, was a member of the Sixty-second and Sixty-third sessions of the General Assembly.
Mr. Battles passed away January 24, 1979, and is survived by his wife, Helen, and their son Gary, six grandchildren and three sisters.
Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Lynn F. Battles, Sr., 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.
ANDY MCKEAN
NANCY SHIMANEK
JOSEPH WELSH
Committee