2012
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 12-004
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Mitchell, Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman,
       Carroll, Foster, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hodge,
       Hudak, Jahn, Johnston, King K., King S., Lambert, Lundberg, Morse,
       Neville, Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz,
       Spence, Steadman, Tochtrop, White, Williams S., Shaffer B.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Priola, Acree, Beezley, Bradford, Brown,
       Casso, Conti, Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino, Fields,
       Fischer, Gerou, Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kagan,
       Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J., Labuda, Lee, Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey,
       McCann, Miklosi, Murray, Nikkel, Pabon, Peniston, Ramirez, Ryden,
       Schafer S., Singer, Solano, Soper, Stephens, Summers, Swalm,
       Swerdfeger, Szabo, Todd, Tyler, Vaad, Vigil, Williams A., Wilson,
       Young, McNulty.
       
       
          MEMORIALIZING FORMER SENATOR TED L. STRICKLAND. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Our respected former colleague, Ted L. Strickland, a past
       member of the Colorado General Assembly, departed this life on March
       14, 2012, at the age of 79; and
       
          WHEREAS, Ted Strickland was born September 17, 1932, in Austin,
       Texas; and
       
          WHEREAS, Before his career in politics, Senator Strickland served
       in the United States Army and worked as a petroleum information
       specialist; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1968, Senator Strickland was elected to the Colorado
       House of Representatives from Adams County, and two years later he was
       elected to the state Senate; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Strickland went on to serve 26 years in the
       legislature, including 24 years in the Senate, and was Senate President
       from 1983 to 1992; and
       
          WHEREAS, In addition to serving as Senate President, Senator
       Strickland also served as the Assistant Majority Leader from 1971 to
       1972, Senate President Pro Tempore from January to July 1973, and
       Acting Lieutenant Governor from July 1973 through 1974, replacing
       Lieutenant Governor Vanderhoof when he became governor after
       Governor Love resigned; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Strickland ran for governor of Colorado in 1978
       against incumbent Governor Dick Lamm and again in 1986 against Roy
       Romer, who said of Senator Strickland, "Ted was a friend of mine before
       I ran against him, and he was a friend of mine after I ran against him. I
       cared about him because he was a tremendously good human being who
       always tried to do the right thing."; and
       
          WHEREAS, Between 1986 and 1992, Senator Strickland was very
       active in various other governmental positions outside the Colorado
       legislature, including serving on the governing board of the Council of
       State Governments, as president of the National Conference of State
       Legislatures, and as the presidential appointee to the Advisory
       Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, among other positions; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1996, Senator Strickland was elected to the Adams
       County Board of Commissioners and was re-elected in 2000; and
       
          WHEREAS, Within the community, Senator Strickland served as a
       past director of both the Denver Rescue Mission and the Colorado
       Humane Society, and he was active in geology and petroleum
       associations; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Strickland was known for his adept reasoning,
       work ethic, and strong character, and was considered "the kind of guy
       who fought as hard as he could for his point of view, but when it was
       over, he moved on -- no grudge," according to former United States
       Senator Wayne Allard; and
       
          WHEREAS, It is fitting that we, the members of the Sixty-eighth
       General Assembly, pay tribute to the dedicated service of Senator
       Strickland and express our deep regret and sorrow occasioned by his
       death; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That, in the death of Ted L. Strickland, the people of the state of
       Colorado have lost a dedicated public servant and outstanding citizen, and
       that we, the members 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 the state well and faithfully.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Memorial be sent to
       Senator Strickland's wife, Lu Anne.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES