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       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 16-005
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Lambert, Aguilar, Baumgardner, Carroll, Cooke, Crowder,
       Donovan, Garcia, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hill, Hodge, Holbert, Jahn,
       Kefalas, Kerr, Lundberg, Marble, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Neville T.,
       Newell, Roberts, Scheffel, Scott, Sonnenberg, Steadman, Tate, Todd, Ulibarri,
       Woods, Cadman;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lundeen, 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, Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee,
       Leonard, Lontine, McCann, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Navarro, Neville
       P., Nordberg, Pabon, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal,
       Roupe, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Sias, Singer, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil,
       Willett, Williams, Wilson, Windholz, Winter, Wist, Young, Hullinghorst.
       
       
          MEMORIALIZING FORMER SENATOR AND
       REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES DUKE. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Charles R. Duke, the former Senator and Representative,
       departed this life on January 26, 2016, at the age of 73; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke was born on April 27, 1942, in Nashville,
       Arkansas; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke graduated from Texarkana (Arkansas)
       High School in 1960 and from the University of Arkansas with both
       Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical
       engineering; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke was the recipient of a National Science
       Foundation grant and, for graduate school, a "National Defense Education
       Act" grant; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke served as president of Eta Kappa Nu, the
       honor society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and
       was a member of Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honor society; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke was a member of Mensa and Director of
       the American Constitutional Law Foundation; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke received an honorary degree from
       Colorado Technical College; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke worked as an instructor at Colorado
       Technical College in Colorado Springs and as an electrical engineer with
       Hewlett Packard, and he owned a small business; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke was an avid skier, hiker, and computer
       enthusiast; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke brought into government the preciseness
       of thought and diligent work habits that also served him well as an
       electrical engineer; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke served in the Colorado General Assembly
       as a Representative of House District 20 from 1989-1994 and then as a
       Senator for Senate District 9 from 1995-1998; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke's agenda over the years in the General
       Assembly included work on initiative/referendum petitioning, highway
       project prioritization, medical liability limitation, high speed mass transit,
       water legislation, taxes, technology, and medical care; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke served on numerous committees in the
       General Assembly, including: State, Veterans, and Military Affairs; 
       Health, Environment, Welfare, and Institutions; Transportation and
       Energy (vice chair); Education; Joint State Affairs, and Joint
       Transportation; and
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke served on the Colorado Commission on
       Higher Education;
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke thoughtfully examined the legislation he
       introduced and worked closely with the drafter and with the public with
       whom he shared the particular concept; and  
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke brought a passel of new ideas to the
       General Assembly and knew how to coin a phrase of impeccable common
       sense; and 
       
          WHEREAS, Charles Duke was considered by many to be a leader in
       states' powers issues; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1995, with the cooperation of the Federal Bureau of
       Investigation, Charles Duke attempted to negotiate a peaceful surrender
       with the Montana Freemen, and after 81 days of negotiations, the
       Freemen peacefully surrendered to authorities on June 14, 1996; 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 Charles Duke, the people of the State of Colorado
       have lost a devoted public servant and an outstanding citizen, and that we,
       the members of the Seventieth General Assembly, pay tribute to Charles
       Duke for his years of dedicated public service and do hereby extend our
       deep and heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family.
       
                 Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Memorial be sent to his
       son, Brian Duke, and his cousin, James Duke.
       
       
       
       
       
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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