2012
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 12-002
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Hudak, Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman,
       Carroll, Foster, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hodge, Jahn,
       Johnston, King K., King S., Lambert, Lundberg, Mitchell, Morse,
       Neville, Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz,
       Spence, Steadman, Tochtrop, White, Williams S., Shaffer B.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Szabo and Pabon, Acree, Balmer, Barker,
       Baumgardner, Becker, Beezley, Bradford, Brown, Casso, Conti, Coram,
       Court, DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino, Fields, Fischer, Gardner B.,
       Gerou, Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kagan, Kefalas,
       Kerr J., Labuda, Lee, Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey, McCann, McKinley,
       Miklosi, Murray, Nikkel, Pace, Peniston, Priola, Ramirez, Ryden,
       Schafer S., Scott, Singer, Solano, Sonnenberg, Soper, Stephens,
       Summers, Swalm, Swerdfeger, Todd, Tyler, Vaad, Vigil, Waller,
       Williams A., Wilson, Young, McNulty.
       
       
          MEMORIALIZING FORMER SENATOR JIM CONGROVE. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Our respected former colleague, Jim Congrove, a past
       member of the Colorado Senate and House of Representatives, departed
       this life on January 10, 2012, at the age of 65, in Arvada; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Congrove was born on May 5, 1946; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Congrove graduated from Boys Town in
       Nebraska, where he was named head commissioner in the cottage where
       he resided; and
       
          WHEREAS, After serving in the Vietnam War, Senator Congrove
       returned to Colorado and enrolled in Adams State College; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Congrove served first in the Colorado House of
       Representatives from 1994 to 1996, during which time he served on the
       House Finance and State Veterans and Military Affairs committees; and
       
          WHEREAS, From 1996 to 2000, Senator Congrove served in the
       Colorado Senate, where he was a member of several committees,
       including the Health Environment Welfare and Institutions, Local
       Government, and State Veterans and Military Affairs committees; and
       
          WHEREAS, While serving in the Colorado General Assembly,
       Senator Congrove, who was a former undercover narcotics officer,
       sponsored a bill that further restricted no-knock warrants; and
       
          WHEREAS, While serving in the Senate, Senator Congrove also
       sponsored a bill granting disabled veterans free entrance to parks,
       legislation affecting the governance of charter schools, and legislation
       updating the certification system of the Peace Officers Standards and
       Training Board; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Congrove's public service did not end with his
       tenure in the General Assembly; in 2004, he was elected as Jefferson
       County Commissioner for District 1; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Congrove said that the primary job of a county
       commissioner was to be a good steward of the taxpayers' dollars and
       support property rights, government accountability, and limited taxation;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, As a pilot himself, Senator Congrove had a particular
       interest in improving the Jefferson County Airport, which he called "the
       absolute crown jewel of Jefferson County", and he was instrumental in
       changing its name to the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport; and
       
          WHEREAS, In addition to his involvement with public service,
       Senator Congrove cherished his family and loved spending time with
       them, especially his two daughters and three grandchildren; 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 Jim Congrove, the people of the state of Colorado
       have lost a dedicated public servant and outstanding citizen, and that we,
       the members of the Colorado 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 Joint Memorial be sent to
       Senator Congrove's wife, Judy Congrove; his two daughters, Jennifer
       Fawcett and Jamie Lombardi; and his sister, Marie Hebdon.
       
       
       
       
       
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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