HOUSE
                           Final Reading
                      March 31, 2011First Regular Session
              Sixty-eighth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
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 LLS NO. M11-0044.01 Rebecca Hausmann             HM11-1001
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                      HOUSE MEMORIAL 11-1001 
       Memorializing former Representative Thomas T. Farley.
       
       
            WHEREAS, Our respected former colleague, Thomas T. Farley,
       a past member of the Colorado House of Representatives, departed this
       life on August 23, 2010, at the age of 75; and
       
            WHEREAS, Thomas Tancred Farley was born November 10,
       1934, in Pueblo, Colorado, to John and Mary Farley; and
       
            WHEREAS, Representative Farley graduated from Pueblo
       Catholic High School in 1952; and
       
            WHEREAS, Representative Farley earned a bachelor's degree in
       economics from Santa Clara University in California in 1956 and
       subsequently earned a law degree in 1959 from the University of
       Colorado, Boulder; and
       
            WHEREAS, On May 14, 1960, Representative Farley married
       Kathy Murphy, whom he met at the University of Colorado when he was
       in law school, and they remained happily married for the rest of his life;
       and
       
            WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Representative Farley dedicated
       himself to public service and helping the underdog; and
       
            WHEREAS, Representative Farley won a seat in the Colorado
       House of Representatives in 1965 and served his district and the state
       until 1974, becoming one of the youngest minority leaders in the country
       during his tenure; and
       
            WHEREAS, In 1974, Representative Farley ran an unsuccessful
       campaign against Dick Lamm in the Democratic gubernatorial primary,
       and for the remainder of his life he was proud of his campaign for
       governor; and
       
            WHEREAS, Though they were political rivals in their race for
       governor, Representative Farley was great friends with Governor Lamm;
       and
       
            WHEREAS, Representative Farley's public service was not
       restricted to serving in the House of Representatives; he served both his
       community and his faith as chairman of the CSU State Board of
       Agriculture, regent for Santa Clara University in California, and a charter
       trustee of Great Outdoors Colorado; he served on the CSU Board of
       Governors, the Catholic Diocese of Pueblo Finance Committee, the
       Health Net board of directors, the board of Public Service Company of
       Colorado, the board of the Colorado Wildlife Commission, the Colorado
       Public Radio board, the Pueblo Catholic Charities board, the Greater
       Pueblo Chamber of Commerce, and the Pueblo Economic Development
       Corporation; and he was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the
       Pueblo County and Colorado Bar Associations, the Colorado Forum,
       Rotary Club No. 43, Monday Evening Club, BPO Elks No. 90, and the
       Colorado State Fair Commission; and
       
            WHEREAS, As chairman of the Colorado Wildlife Commission
       from 1975 to 1979, he spearheaded a drive to reintroduce moose to
       Colorado, which resulted in a moose population of approximately 1,000
       in Colorado today; and
       
            WHEREAS, Representative Farley received many honors during
       his lifetime, including, among others, two distinguished service awards
       and induction into Pueblo Community College's Pueblo Hall of Fame, but
       he was proudest of his children and grandchildren and their
       accomplishments; and
       
            WHEREAS, Representative Farley established scholarships at
       Pueblo Community College in honor of his daughters Kelly and
       Anne-Michele and his daughter-in-law Stella and helped establish the
       Nancy Crafton Farm Worker/Migrant Worker Endowment Fund at the
       Southern Colorado Community Foundation; and
       
            WHEREAS, In the last decade, Representative Farley worked with
       Chief Judge Dennis Maes and Magistrate Rebecca Moss to create a
       Truancy Court program to keep Colorado youth in school; 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 Thomas T. Farley, the people of Pueblo and
       the state of Colorado have lost an outstanding citizen and dedicated
       public servant, and that we, the members of the Colorado House of
       Representatives, do hereby extend our deep and heartfelt sympathy to the
       members of his family and pay tribute to a man who served his
       community and his state well and faithfully.
       
            Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Memorial be sent to
       Representative Farley's wife, Kathleen M. Farley of Pueblo, and his
       children, Father John B. Farley of Grand Junction, Michael M. Farley of
       Littleton, Kelly K. Farley of Pueblo, and Anne-Michele Farley of Pueblo.