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WILLIAM J. HARGRAVE, JR.
Mr. Speaker: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character, and public service of the late Honorable William J. Hargrave, Jr., begs leave to submit the following Memorial:
William J. Hargrave, Jr. was born July 11, 1930 in Mississippi. In 1952 he married Edith Bates in Tempe, Texas and they had three sons and two daughters.
A graduate of the Chicago Public School system, Mr. Hargrave served more than twenty years in the military service, retiring in 1968. He was a deputy sheriff of Johnson County and attended the University of Iowa. After his service in the Iowa House of Representatives, Mr. Hargrave was chief investigator for the public defender’s office in Waterloo and in Des Moines.
A Democrat, Mr. Hargrave represented Johnson County in the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh General Assemblies.
William J. Hargrave, Jr., died January 10, 1993. He is survived by his wife, Edith, of Iowa City; his sons, Carlon, Clayton and Craig, all of Iowa City; his daughter, Christine Dondlinger, of Waconia, Minnesota; his daughter, Constance, of Iowa City; his mother, Magdaline Hargrave and his brother, Andrew Hargrave, both of Chicago, Illinois.
Now Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly of Iowa, That in the passing of the Honorable William J. Hargrave, Jr., 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.
MINNETTE DODERER
MARY NEUHAUSER
ROBERT DVORSKY
Committee