Bill Text: OR HCR38 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring D.E. "Denny" Jones for his services to the Legislative Assembly and the State of Oregon.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HCR38 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HCR38-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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                 House Concurrent Resolution 38

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON RULES

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Honors D.E. 'Denny' Jones for his services to Legislative
Assembly and State of Oregon and for his many contributions to
family, friends, community and country.

                      CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  Whereas D.E. 'Denny' Jones was born September 21, 1910, in
Ione, Oregon; and
  Whereas D.E. 'Denny' Jones married Mildred Altnow, and together
they had two children and eight grandchildren; and
  Whereas 'Denny' and Mildred for over 50 years owned and
operated a beautiful cattle ranch on the Malheur River in Malheur
County, during that time raising thousands of cows and calves,
thus adding significantly to the Eastern Oregon economy; and
  Whereas D.E. 'Denny' Jones' contributions to the public good
include service as a director of the American Cattlemen's
Association, president of the Oregon Cattlemen's Association,
president of the Malheur County Livestock Association, president
of the Malheur County Pioneer Association, director of the
Pacific International Livestock Exposition and a member of the
Malheur County Budget Board and the boards of the Public Land
Council, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the Juntura School
District, the Malheur County Juvenile Council and the
Agri-Business Council of Oregon; and
  Whereas D.E. 'Denny' Jones in 1972, at age 62, was elected to
the Oregon House of Representatives and served with distinction
for 27 years until 1999, including service on the Joint Committee
on Ways and Means, the Emergency Board and the committees for
agriculture, transportation and education; and
  Whereas in 1995, D.E. 'Denny' Jones served as co-chair of the
Joint Committee on Ways and Means, where he worked to protect
Oregonians' hard-earned tax dollars; and
  Whereas D.E. 'Denny' Jones has received the Malheur County
Cattleman of the Year Award, the Harney County Livestock
Association Citizenship Award and the Ontario Jaycees'
Citizenship Award; and
  Whereas friend and foe respect D.E. 'Denny' Jones' integrity,
experience, knowledge and work ethic; and
  Whereas D.E. 'Denny' Jones turned 100 years of age on September
21, 2010; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
  That we, the members of the Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly,
honor D.E. 'Denny' Jones for his many contributions to his state
as well as to his family, friends, community and country.
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