2016
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 16-003
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Hodge, Todd, Carroll, Steadman, Baumgardner,
       Cooke, Crowder, Donovan, Garcia, Grantham, Heath, Hill, Holbert,
       Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Martinez
       Humenik, Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts, Scheffel, Sonnenberg,
       Tate, Woods;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Ryden, Arndt, Becker J., Becker K.,
       Brown, Buck, Buckner, Carver, Conti, Court, Danielson, DelGrosso,
       Dore, Duran, Esgar, Everett, Fields, Foote, Garnett, Ginal, Hamner,
       Humphrey, Joshi, Kagan, Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp, Landgraf,
       Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, Leonard, Lontine, Lundeen, McCann, Melton,
       Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Navarro, Neville P., Nordberg, Pabon, Pettersen,
       Primavera, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal, Roupe, Saine, Salazar, Sias,
       Singer, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett, Wilson, Windholz,
       Winter, Wist, Young, Hullinghorst.
       
       
          MEMORIALIZING FORMER SENATOR STEPHANIE TAKIS. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Our respected former colleague, Stephanie Takis, a past
       member of the Colorado Senate and House of Representatives, departed
       this life on August 5, 2014; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Takis was born October 16, 1944, in Salt Lake
       City, Utah, to Andrew and Katherine Takis; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Takis attended Granite High School and the
       University of Utah before moving to Washington, D.C., to become a
       congressional staffer; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Takis worked as a congressional staffer for 15
       years, serving 5 different Democratic members of Congress, before
       moving on to work for a Senate committee and then the Congressional
       Affairs Office of the United States Department of Commerce; and
       
          WHEREAS, After moving to Colorado and settling in Aurora, Senator
       Takis became involved in her community and was appointed to the
       Aurora Election Commission, the Aurora Citizens Advisory Budget
       Committee, the Adams County Community Services Committee, and was
       chair of the Spirit of Aurora Board for several years; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1989, Senator Takis launched her political career with
       a successful race for an at-large seat on the Aurora City Council where
       she served until 1992; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1996, Senator Takis ran and was elected as state
       representative from Aurora, representing Adams County, and served until
       2000; and
       
          WHEREAS, During her time as a state representative, Senator Takis
       sponsored legislation authorizing construction of the Colorado State
       Veterans Home at Fitzsimons, giving recognition to Teen Courts and
       making them eligible for grant funding, and authorizing the state to accept
       Fitzsimons Army Medical Center land from the Federal government; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 2000, Senator Takis ran and was elected as state
       senator for senate district 25, representing Adams County, and served
       until 2008; and
       
          WHEREAS, During her time as a state legislator, Senator Takis
       served on many committees, including the Business Affairs and Labor
       and Finance Committees for the House of Representatives and the
       Business Affairs and Labor and Appropriations Committees for the
       Senate; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Takis will be remembered for her effectiveness
       as chair of the Transportation Committee, the Transportation Legislation
       Review Committee, and the Legislative Audit Committee, where she was
       known as a watchdog over government spending; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Takis was a tireless supporter of her community
       and her continued work on senior's and veteran's issues, property
       management, and good governance proved her ability to work
       successfully across the aisle; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senator Takis was well respected by colleagues on both
       sides of the aisle and will be remembered for her hard work and
       accomplishments; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly of the
       State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That, in the death of Stephanie Takis, the people of the State of
       Colorado have lost a dedicated public servant and outstanding citizen, and
       that we, the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives of
       the Seventieth General Assembly, do hereby extend our deep and heartfelt
       sympathy to the members of her family and pay tribute to a woman who
       served her state well and faithfully.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Joint Memorial be sent to
       her sister, Andrea Colness; her brother-in-law, Jerry Colness; her nephew,
       Andrew Colness; Mayor of Aurora, Steve Hogan; the Aurora City
       Council; the Aurora Colorado Women's Hall of Fame; and Congressman
       Ed Perlmutter.
       
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       Bill L. Cadman               Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Effie Ameen                           Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES