2011
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       HOUSE MEMORIAL 11-1005
       
       
       BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Vigil and McKinley,  Todd, Balmer, Kerr
       J., Liston, Massey, Riesberg, Solano, Soper, Acree, 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., Labuda, Lee, Levy, Looper, McCann, Miklosi, Murray,
       Pabon, Pace, Peniston, Priola, Ramirez, Ryden, Schafer S., Scott,
       Stephens, Summers, Swalm, Swerdfeger, Szabo, Tyler, Vaad, Waller,
       Williams A., Wilson, McNulty.
       
       
          MEMORIALIZING FORMER REPRESENTATIVE RAFAEL
       GALLEGOS. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, By the Will of Divine Providence, our beloved former
       member, Rafael Lorenzo Gallegos, departed this life on May 24, 2010, at
       the age of 71; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Gallegos was born on July 15, 1938, and
       grew up in a small farming community outside Antonito, Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, After high school, Representative Gallegos joined the
       Air Force and attended weather school at Chanute Air Force Base; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Gallegos joined the National Weather
       Service in 1960 and served in a number of positions, including heading
       the National Weather Service office in Pueblo, until his retirement in
       1994; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Gallegos earned his bachelor's degree
       from the University of Southern Colorado and an accounting degree from
       the North American School of Accounting in San Diego, California; and
       
          WHEREAS, After retiring from the National Weather Service and
       moving back to Antonito, Representative Gallegos served on the Board
       of Trustees of the town of Antonito and was then appointed mayor in
       2003; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 2004, Representative Gallegos was elected to the
       General Assembly as the state representative for House District 62, where
       he served two terms; and
       
          WHEREAS, As a state representative, Representative Gallegos served
       on the Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources Committee, the
       State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, the House Services
       Committee, the 2005 Rural Issues Interim Committee, and the 2006
       House Select Committee on Strategic Renewable Energy and was known
       as an advocate for veterans and the poor; and
       
          WHEREAS, Representative Gallegos was well-liked by his
       colleagues, and he enjoyed giving weather reports in the House of
       Representatives every Friday before lawmakers traveled back to their
       districts for the weekend; and
       
          WHEREAS, After serving in the legislature, Representative Gallegos
       served as chair of the Fallen Heroes Memorial Commission established
       by the General Assembly; 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 Rafael Gallegos and express our deep
       regret and sorrow occasioned by his 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 Rafael Gallegos, 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 his family and pay tribute to a man who served his state
       well and faithfully.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Memorial be sent to
       Representative Gallegos' wife Mary Jean, his mother Eufrasia, and his
       children Rachel, Rebecca, Jeremy, and Raquel.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Marilyn Eddins                        Frank McNulty 
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE        SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                OF REPRESENTATIVES