2011
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       HOUSE RESOLUTION 11-1011
       
       BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Ramirez,  Balmer, Baumgardner,
       Casso, Fischer, Gerou, Looper, Priola, Riesberg, Schafer S., Solano,
       Sonnenberg, Soper, Todd, Wilson.
       
          CONCERNING APPRECIATION FOR 150 YEARS OF
       SERVICE BY MASONS IN COLORADO, AND, IN CONNECTION
       THEREWITH, RECOGNIZING AUGUST 2011 AS "COLORADO
       MASONIC MONTH". 
       
          WHEREAS, The Masonic Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Colorado
       was first organized and completed in Colorado Springs on August 2,
       1861, the same year Colorado became a United States territory; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado Masons were instrumental in the formation and
       establishment of the Colorado state government and its local
       governmental entities; and
       
          WHEREAS, The important tenets of Colorado Masonry have always
       been those of brotherly love, relief, and truth; and
       
          WHEREAS, Contemporary Colorado Masonic organizations have
       contributed more than ten million dollars in college scholarships to
       deserving Colorado students; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 2011 alone, Colorado Masons have given over a
       million dollars in association with The Children's Hospital in Denver to
       establish and maintain services for children with speech and hearing
       disabilities; and
       
          
       
       
       
       
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado Masons have supported the Knights Templar
       Eye Foundation, aiding research on sight-related disabilities, and have 
       contributed to many other important charities that provide vital services
       to the residents of Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado Masons continue to be exemplary citizens in
       their respective communities, as well as good and faithful fathers and
       family members; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Masonic orders of Colorado comprise one of the
       oldest continuously active fraternal organizations in the state; now,
       therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-eighth
       General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
       
          That we, the members of the House of Representatives:
       
          (1)  Recognize August 2011 to be "Colorado Masonic Month", in
       celebration of the 150th anniversary of the construction of the Masonic
       Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Colorado;
       
          (2)  Express our deepest appreciation for the contributions and
       accomplishments of Masons in the state; and
       
          (3)  Encourage all citizens of the state to reflect upon those
       contributions and accomplishments and to take inspiration from the
       Colorado Masons by being active and involved members of their own
       communities.
       
          Be It Further Resolved,  That copies of this Resolution be sent to Most
       Worshipful Brother John V. Egan III, Grand Master of Masons in
       Colorado, and to each member of the Grand Lodge of Colorado.
          
       
       
       
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       Marilyn Eddins                        Frank McNulty 
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE        SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
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