BILL REQ. #: S-0585.1
State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2009 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/14/09.
WHEREAS, A number of former members of the Senate and the House of
Representatives of the State of Washington have passed from this life,
leaving a record of service to the people; and
WHEREAS, It has been a custom at each session of the Legislature to
hold a memorial service in order to pay special and fitting tribute to
the lives and services of these valued public servants and to express
our sympathies to their bereaved families;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Senate of the State of
Washington, the House of Representatives concurring, That in
recognition of the valued services rendered to the State by these
eminent citizens, the Senate and the House of Representatives shall
meet in Joint Session and that an appropriate service be held in the
Senate Chambers on Monday, February 16, 2009, at 11:30 a.m., that their
bereaved families be invited to attend the memorial service, and that
an opportunity be given for tribute to their memories; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That two members of the Senate, to be
appointed by the President of the Senate, together with two members of
the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, act as a Joint Committee to arrange for the
memorial services.