Bill Text: PA SR308 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring the life of former Senator Wayne S. Ewing and extending condolences to his family.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-21 - Transmitted as directed [SR308 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR308-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1881
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 308 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY PIPPY, PICCOLA, FOLMER, O'PAKE, FONTANA, TOMLINSON, KITCHEN, STACK, STOUT, FERLO, COSTA, DINNIMAN, ORIE, ALLOWAY, BRUBAKER, WAUGH, PILEGGI AND TARTAGLIONE, APRIL 20, 2010
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 20, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life of former Senator Wayne S. Ewing and extending
condolences to his family.
WHEREAS, Former Senator Wayne S. Ewing died March 19, 2010;
and
WHEREAS, Wayne S. Ewing was born on Valentine's Day in 1929
in Coraopolis, was a graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School and The
Pennsylvania State University and was a veteran of the Korean
War; and
WHEREAS, Senator Ewing was elected to the Senate from the
37th Senatorial District in 1967 to succeed his father, the late
Edwin C. Ewing; and
WHEREAS, Senator Ewing was re-elected to the Senate in 1968
and 1972; and
WHEREAS, Senator Ewing served as part of the Republican
Leadership team as the chairman of the Policy Committee from
1973 through 1976 and among his legislative accomplishments was
the rewrite of the Public Utilities Code in partnership with
then-Senator Franklin Kury, who served as the chairman of the
Consumer Affairs Committee; and
WHEREAS, Following his service as Senator, Senator Ewing
served as Director of Outreach Services for the Republican
Caucus before returning to the private sector with Associated
Petroleum Industries, where he was employed until his
retirement; and
WHEREAS, Senator Ewing was an active member of the Pine
Street Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, where he served as an
elder; and
WHEREAS, Senator Ewing was well known for his abundant common
sense, his ready sense of humor and his gift for story telling,
as well as his passion for golf; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate express its sadness upon the
passing of its former colleague, Wayne S. Ewing, and offer its
condolences to his wife, children, stepchildren and other
survivors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
his widow, Chris Ewing.
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