2011
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       HOUSE MEMORIAL 11-1004
       
       BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Vaad,  Riesberg, Acree, Balmer,
       Barker, Baumgardner, Becker, Beezley, Bradford, Brown, Casso,
       Conti, Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino, Fields,
       Fischer, Gardner B., Gardner D., Gerou, Hamner, Holbert,
       Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kagan, Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J.,
       Labuda, Lee, Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey, McCann, McKinley,
       Miklosi, Murray, Nikkel, Pabon, Pace, Peniston, Priola, Ramirez,
       Ryden, Schafer S., Scott, Solano, Sonnenberg, Soper, Stephens,
       Summers, Swalm, Swerdfeger, Szabo, Todd, Tyler, Vigil, Waller,
       Williams A., Wilson, McNulty.
       
               MEMORIALIZING FORMER 
       REPRESENTATIVE EUNICE WHARTON FINE. 
       
          WHEREAS, By the Will of Divine Providence, our beloved former
       member, Eunice Wharton Fine, departed this life on September 26, 2010,
       just days before her 87th birthday; and
       
          WHEREAS, Eunice Wharton was born in Berthoud, Colorado, on
       September 28, 1923, to Clarence and Iona Needs Wharton and attended
       rural schools where her father was the principal and teacher; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Fine moved to Greeley to attend Greeley
       High School and later graduated from David Lipscomb College, now
       Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1944, Representative Fine married her high school
       sweetheart, Don Fine, in Greeley, and the couple had three children
       together; and
       
          
       
       
       
       
          WHEREAS, While her children were in school, Representative Fine
       stayed home to care for her family and was also a biblical scholar who for
       many years taught the college and young adult Sunday school classes at
       First Christian Church in Greeley, Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Fine was active in various groups and
       organizations, including PTAs, Weld County Republican Women, Meals
       on Wheels, Girl Scouts, and the Weld County Library Board; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Fine served three terms in the Colorado
       House of Representatives, where she represented House District 50 from
       1979 through 1984; and
       
          WHEREAS, During her years at the capitol, Representative Fine
       served on the Business Affairs and Labor, Education, and Game, Fish,
       and Parks committees, as well as on various interim committees; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Fine had many hobbies, including
       reading, knitting, sewing, traveling with her husband, and attending all of
       her grandchildren's recitals, sport competitions, and school activities; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Fine was a wonderful cook whose home
       was always filled with family and guests; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Fine is remembered as a loving wife,
       mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who was articulate,
       charming, smart, and witty and who had an enthusiasm for life; and
       
          WHEREAS, It is fitting that we, the members of the House of
       Representatives of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly, pay tribute to the
       dedicated service of Representative Eunice Wharton Fine and express our
       deep regret and sorrow occasioned by her death; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-eighth
       General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
       
          
       
       
       
       
          That, in the death of Eunice Wharton Fine, 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-eighth
       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 copies of this Memorial be sent to
       Representative Fine's two daughters, Cappie Fine and Elissa Marshall;
       her son, Todd Fine; her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Gui
       Marshall and daughter Emy, Lexee Marshall, Ashley Cardiel and children
       Brodie and Lotte, Holly Fine, and Quinn Norris; and the staff of Peaks
       and Pines at Bonell nursing home.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Marilyn Eddins                        Frank McNulty 
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE        SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                OF REPRESENTATIVES