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       HOUSE MEMORIAL 10-1005
       
       BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Stephens,  Balmer, Gardner C., May,
       Acree, Apuan, Baumgardner, Benefield, Bradford, Casso, Court,
       Curry, DelGrosso, Ferrandino, Fischer, Gagliardi, Gardner B.,
       Gerou, Hullinghorst, Judd, Kagan, Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J., King
       S., Labuda, Lambert, Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey, McCann,
       McFadyen, McKinley, McNulty, Merrifield, Middleton, Miklosi,
       Murray, Nikkel, Pace, Peniston, Pommer, Primavera, Priola, Rice,
       Riesberg, Roberts, Ryden, Scanlan, Schafer S., Solano, Sonnenberg,
       Soper, Summers, Swalm, Todd, Tyler, Vigil, Waller, Weissmann,
       Carroll T..
       
       MEMORIALIZING FORMER REPRESENTATIVE 
              BLANCHE COWPERTHWAITE. 
       
          WHEREAS, By the Will of Divine Providence, our beloved former
       member, Blanche "Bammy" Cowperthwaite, departed this life on June 17,
       2009, at the age of 100; and
       
          WHEREAS, Blanche Taussig was born in Denver, Colorado, on June
       7, 1909, to Gertrude and Arnold Taussig; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Cowperthwaite graduated from the Kent
       School for Girls, which later became the Kent Denver School, in 1925,
       and while there she was one of the first students in history to hear a
       president's oath of office by radio during President Calvin Coolidge's
       inaugural address; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Cowperthwaite attended Goucher College
       in Baltimore, Maryland, and later earned a degree in economics from the
       University of Denver; and
       
          
       
       
          WHEREAS, On April 5, 1929, Representative Cowperthwaite married
       Denver realtor Arthur Cowperthwaite, and they had five children; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Cowperthwaite was elected to the House
       of Representatives in November 1954, and during her term she served on
       the Finance, Health & Welfare, and Local Government committees; and
       
          WHEREAS, During her time in the legislature, Representative
       Cowperthwaite sponsored legislation to honor healthcare pioneer
       Florence Rena Sabin with a statue representing Colorado in the Statuary
       Hall in Washington, D.C., and also sponsored anti-littering legislation in
       Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Cowperthwaite was named chairwoman
       of the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women by Governor John
       Love, and also served on both the Denver and Colorado Commissions on
       Judicial Discipline; and
       
          WHEREAS, While serving on the Commission on the Status of
       Women, Representative Cowperthwaite, along with Virginia Neal Blue,
       set up the Virginia Neal Blue Resource Centers for Colorado Women
       around southwestern Colorado to help low-income men and women make
       crafts and artwork so they could earn a living and preserve traditions; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Cowperthwaite was involved in
       commercial real estate with her husband and two of her sons, serving as
       Vice President and Director of Cowperthwaite & Co. until her husband's
       death in 1990; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 2003, Representative Cowperthwaite received the
       Realtor Emeritus award from the National Association of Realtors,
       honoring her service to the Realtor organization for over fifty years; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Cowperthwaite was listed in the Who's
       Who of American Women, the World Who's Who of Women, the
       International Who's Who in Community Services, and received honorary 
       membership into Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, a
       professional honorary society of women educators; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Cowperthwaite served as chair of the
       Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline and the Colorado
       Commission on Judicial Qualifications, served as director of Mountain
       Bell, South Colorado National Bank, and the Children's Hospital
       Association, and was a member of numerous community groups; and
       
          
       
       
          WHEREAS, In 1996, just weeks shy of turning 87, Representative
       Cowperthwaite married Denver architect Rodney Davis; and
       
          WHEREAS, According to her family, Representative Cowperthwaite
       was fun to be around, could tell a terrific joke, often lied about her age,
       and was prone to salty language; and
       
          WHEREAS, It is fitting that we, the members of the House of
       Representatives of the Sixty-seventh General Assembly, pay tribute to the
       dedicated service of Representative Blanche Cowperthwaite and express
       our deep regret and sorrow occasioned by her death; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-seventh
       General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
       
          That, in the death of Blanche Cowperthwaite, the people of the state
       of Colorado have lost a dedicated public servant and outstanding citizen,
       and that we, the members of the House of Representatives of the
       Sixty-seventh General Assembly, do hereby extend our deep and heartfelt
       sympathy to the members of her family and pay tribute to a woman who
       served her state well and faithfully.
               
          Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Memorial be sent to Lucia
       Cowperthwaite, Tee Cowperthwaite, Jim Cowperthwaite, and Jill
       Cowperthwaite, all of Denver, and Kit Cowperthwaite of Littleton.
       
       
       
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       Marilyn Eddins                  Terrance D. Carroll 
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE        SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                OF REPRESENTATIVES