2015
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 15-1001
       
       BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) McCann, Arndt, Becker J., Becker K.,
       Brown, Buck, Buckner, Carver, Conti, Coram, Court, Danielson,
       DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Esgar, Everett, Fields, Foote, Garnett,
       Ginal, Hamner, Humphrey, Joshi, Kagan, Keyser, Klingenschmitt,
       Kraft-Tharp, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, Lontine, Lundeen,
       Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Navarro, Neville P., Nordberg,
       Pabon, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal,
       Roupe, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Sias, Singer, Tate, Thurlow, Tyler,
       Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett, Williams, Wilson, Windholz, Winter,
       Young, Hullinghorst;
       also SENATOR(S) Steadman and Johnston, Aguilar, Balmer,
       Baumgardner, Carroll, Cooke, Crowder, Donovan, Garcia,
       Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hill, Hodge, Holbert, Jahn, Jones,
       Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Martinez Humenik,
       Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts, Scheffel, Scott, Sonnenberg,
       Todd, Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman.
       
  MEMORIALIZING FORMER SENATOR ROBERT E. ALLEN. 
       
          WHEREAS, Our respected former colleague, Robert E. Allen, a past
       member of the Colorado Senate and House of Representatives, departed
       this life on November 22, 2014; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Allen was born April 1, 1924, in New York City,
       New York; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Allen lived in the Park Hill neighborhood of
       Denver for 48 years with his wife Gerry Allen and became a pillar of the
       community; and
       
          
       
       
       
          WHEREAS, In 1950, Senator Allen ran for his first of five terms as
       state representative and served until 1960; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1960, Senator Allen ran as the Colorado state senator
       from Denver and served until 1964; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Allen served as the House Majority Caucus
       Leader from 1957 to 1958 and as the House Majority Leader from 1959
       to 1960; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Allen served on many committees during his
       time in the legislature, including as vice-chair of the Business Affairs
       committee, vice-chair of the Rules committee, and chair of the Education
       committee in the House of Representatives and as chair of both the State
       Affairs and Migratory Labor committees in the Senate; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Allen is remembered for sponsoring the "Fair
       Employment Practices Act" in 1957 and the "Fair Housing Act of 1959",
       which was the first civil rights housing legislation in the nation, and also
       for sponsoring House Bill 39 in 1957, which repealed Colorado's
       miscegenation law and made interracial marriage legal in the state as it
       had not been since 1864; and
       
          WHEREAS, In addition to his service in the legislature, Senator Allen
       also served as the first Executive Director of Denver's War on Poverty
       Office and as an Assistant Public Defender, opened a private law practice,
       and spent the last 25 years as a part-time adjunct faculty member in the
       Criminal Justice Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, Known for his dedication to civil rights issues and public
       service, Senator Allen was well respected by colleagues on both sides of
       the aisle and will be remembered for his hard work and accomplishments;
       now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventieth
       General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
       
          
       
       
          That, in the death of Robert Allen, 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 and the Senate of the
       Seventieth 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 a copy of this Joint Memorial be sent to
       Senator Allen's wife Gerry Allen; his son Robert E. Allen, Jr.; Douglas
       Turner; Mary Turner Klein; Carolyn E. Turner; and the Colorado
       Democratic Party.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Dickey Lee Hullinghorst               Bill L. Cadman
       SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                    PRESIDENT OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE
       
       
       
       
       
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       Marilyn Eddins                     Cindi L. Markwell
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                SECRETARY OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE