Bill Text: OR SCR17 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Oregon Senate Concurrent Resolution 17 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memoriam: Michael McLaran, 1960-2013.

Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-13 - Filed With Secretary of State. [SCR17 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SCR17-Enrolled.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                 Senate Concurrent Resolution 17

Sponsored by Senators WINTERS, COURTNEY, Representatives CAMERON,
  CLEM, BERGER, KOMP, WEIDNER; Senators BAERTSCHIGER JR, BATES,
  BEYER, BOQUIST, CLOSE, DEVLIN, EDWARDS, FERRIOLI, GEORGE,
  GIROD, HANSELL, HASS, JOHNSON, KNOPP, KRUSE, MONNES ANDERSON,
  MONROE, OLSEN, PROZANSKI, ROBLAN, ROSENBAUM, SHIELDS, STARR,
  STEINER HAYWARD, THOMSEN, WHITSETT, Representatives BAILEY,
  BARKER, BARNHART, BARTON, BENTZ, BOONE, BUCKLEY, CONGER, DAVIS,
  DEMBROW, DOHERTY, ESQUIVEL, FAGAN, FREDERICK, FREEMAN,
  GALLEGOS, GARRETT, GELSER, GILLIAM, GORSEK, GREENLICK, HANNA,
  HARKER, HICKS, HOLVEY, HOYLE, HUFFMAN, JENSON, JOHNSON,
  KENNEMER, KENY-GUYER, KOTEK, KRIEGER, LIVELY, MATTHEWS,
  MCKEOWN, MCLANE, NATHANSON, OLSON, PARRISH, READ, REARDON,
  RICHARDSON, SMITH, SPRENGER, THATCHER, THOMPSON, TOMEI, UNGER,
  VEGA PEDERSON, WHISNANT, WHITSETT, WILLIAMSON, WITT

  Whereas Michael McLaran ably served his state and community
during many years of dedicated service; and
  Whereas Michael McLaran was a champion for Salem businesses and
helped bring numerous jobs to the community while serving as the
chief executive officer of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce
from 1995 to 2011; and
  Whereas Michael McLaran led the efforts to build the Salem
Convention Center and adjoining hotel and the Salvation Army Ray
& Joan Kroc Corps Community Center; and
  Whereas Michael McLaran was the executive director of the
Albany Area Chamber of Commerce and worked for United Way of Linn
County before moving to Salem; and
  Whereas Michael McLaran was dedicated to strengthening Oregon's
education system, establishing an outreach program to bring
businesspeople into schools to share information with students,
conduct mock interviews and offer internships; and
  Whereas in 2004 Michael McLaran helped to establish the Ready
to Learn Ready to Work Program in the Salem-Keizer area; and
  Whereas Michael McLaran had a lifelong passion for baseball,
receiving a full baseball scholarship to the University of Oregon
and coaching high school teams; and
  Whereas Michael McLaran served with the Salem Hospital
Foundation board of directors and with the Cascade Pacific
Council, Boy Scouts of America; and
  Whereas Michael McLaran earned numerous awards, including the
Russell E. Pettit Memorial Excellence in Leadership Award and the
Vern Miller Key Citizen Award; and
  Whereas Michael McLaran received an honorary doctorate degree
from Corban University for his extensive community service and
his reputation as a man of high integrity; and
  Whereas Michael McLaran's faith in God influenced his
dedication to family and community; and
  Whereas Michael McLaran has been described as 'a giant of our
time'; and
  Whereas Michael McLaran passed away suddenly on March 30, 2013,
at age 53; and

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  Whereas Michael McLaran leaves behind his wife Diane, his son
Chris, his daughter Katie, his step-daughter Alisha, his brother
Dan, his sister Joan, his parents Chuck and Kathy and his
grandchildren, Kaia, Lauren, Ava, Davis, Liam and Wyatt Michael;
now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:

  That we, the members of the Seventy-seventh Legislative
Assembly, honor Michael McLaran for his exemplary life and years
of dedicated leadership and service to the community; and be it
further
  Resolved, That a copy of this resolution shall be presented to
Michael McLaran's family as an expression of our sympathy and
condolences.
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                                 Adopted by Senate May 16, 2013

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                                   Robert Taylor, Secretary of
                                             Senate

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                                  Peter Courtney, President of
                                             Senate

                                 Adopted by House June 11, 2013

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                                  Tina Kotek, Speaker of House

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