2013
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE MEMORIAL 13-002
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Lundberg,  Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner, Brophy,
       Cadman, Carroll, Crowder, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hill,
       Hodge, Hudak, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, King, Lambert, Marble,
       Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz, Steadman, Tochtrop,
       Todd, Ulibarri, Morse.
       
       
          MEMORIALIZING FORMER SENATOR JAMES MICHAEL
       ROBERTS. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Our respected former colleague, James Michael Roberts,
       a past member of the Colorado State Senate, departed this life on October
       6, 2012; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Roberts was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, on
       September 9, 1938, graduated from Englewood High School in
       Englewood, Colorado, and pursued an education at the University of
       Colorado and the University of Wyoming School of Law; and
       
          WHEREAS, After receiving his Juris Doctor from the University of
       Wyoming School of Law, Senator Roberts worked for the state of
       Wyoming in the Office of the Attorney General; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Roberts pursued further education at
       Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, earning his Master of Laws
       degree; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1967, Senator Roberts received the Dupont
       Fellowship to continue graduate legal study at the University of Virginia
       in Charlottesville, Virginia; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Roberts also contributed to the legal field by
       teaching both at the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in
       Birmingham, Alabama, and the University of South Dakota in Vermillion,
       South Dakota; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1969, Senator Roberts married Mary Sue Philpott of
       Beckley, West Virginia, and soon thereafter moved to Denver, Colorado;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, After relocating to Denver, Senator Roberts worked in
       private law practice and later served in the federal government as the
       regional director of the legal services administration; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1980, Senator Roberts relocated to Loveland,
       Colorado, where he established a private law practice and served his local
       community by sitting on the planning commission and library board; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1990, Senator Roberts was elected to the Fifty-eighth
       General Assembly and served in the Colorado State Senate for four years,
       representing the people of Larimer and Weld counties; and
       
          WHEREAS, During his time in the Colorado legislature, Senator
       Roberts served on many committees, including the Finance; State,
       Veterans, and Military Affairs; Appropriations; and Education
       committees; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1999, Senator Roberts moved to West Virginia to
       enjoy his retirement in the foothills of Greenbrier County; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Roberts was known as a dedicated public servant
       who had an inquisitive mind and a keen interest in history and politics;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, It is fitting that we, the members of the Senate of the
       Sixty-ninth General Assembly, pay tribute to the dedicated service of
       Senator James Michael Roberts and express our deep regret and sorrow
       occasioned by his death; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado:
       
          That, in the death of James Michael Roberts, the people of the state of
       Colorado have lost a dedicated public servant and outstanding citizen, and
       that we, the members of the Senate of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly,
       do hereby extend our deep and heartfelt sympathy to the members of his
       family and pay tribute to someone who served his state well and
       faithfully.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Memorial be sent to
       Senator Roberts' wife, Mary Sue Roberts of Greenbrier County, West
       Virginia; daughter Ashley McNamara of Golden, Colorado; son Jay
       Roberts of Denver, Colorado; and son Andrew Roberts of Hollywood,
       California.
       
       
       
       
       
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       John P. Morse                         Cindi Markwell
       PRESIDENT OF                            SECRETARY OF
       THE SENATE                                THE SENATE