Representative John Pelton View All Years

JOHN T. PELTON

Mr. Speaker: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character, and public service of the late Honorable John T. Pelton begs to submit the following Memorial:

John T. Pelton was born June 16, 1946 to Rosanna Howard Pelton and Charles H. Pelton in Clinton, Iowa. He was educated at the University of Iowa, earning his B.A. and advanced degrees of Juris Doctorate, Master of Arts in Political Science and Educational Specialist. He was an MP with the United States Army during the Vietnam War. A life-long student of the financial markets, he earned the Certified Financial Planner designation.

He began his political career in college, serving as the University of Iowa student body president in 1968. John and Elizabeth L. (Beth) Ford were married on May 8, 1982 in Lone Tree.

Director of legal affairs and human resource council for Centro, Inc., John was active in a wide variety of civic and community organizations including the Iowa City Noon Rotary Club where he was a Paul Harris Fellow. He particularly enjoyed serving on the Board of Directors of the Preucil School of Music. He was active in the First Christian Church of Coralville.

A Republican, Mr. Pelton was a member of the Sixty-seventh, Sixty-seventh Extra, Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, Sixty-ninth Extra, and Sixty-ninth Second Extra General Assemblies.

John T. Pelton passed away March 17, 2006, at the age of 59.

Now Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Eighty-first General Assembly of Iowa, That in the passing of the Honorable John T. Pelton, 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.

STEVEN OLSON

POLLY BUKTA

JIM VAN FOSSEN

Committee