Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 48

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 48-Senators Townsend, Adler, Augustine, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O'Connell, O'Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Regan, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Washington and Wiener

June 9, 1997
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Read and adopted

SUMMARY--Memorializes Orville C. Schultz, Sr. (BDR R-1731)

EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION--Memorializing Orville C. Schultz, Sr.

Whereas, The members of the 69th session of the Nevada Legislature learned with great sorrow of the death of Orville Carl Schultz, Sr., on April 1, 1997; and
Whereas, Orville Schultz was born in Harrison, Wisconsin, on May 10, 1920, to Frederick and Mylinda Pfister Schultz; and
Whereas, In 1945, Orville Schultz moved to Sparks and began a long and illustrious career in transportation and safety; and
Whereas, When Orville Schultz first joined Nevada Transit, he transported just 13 pupils in the only school bus in the area at that time; and
Whereas, In 1948, Orville Schultz and Jim Woods, who owned a tour bus company, began the Junior Ski Program, which was created to promote business for both companies and give children a productive outlet for their energy; and
Whereas, In 1953, Orville Schultz became part owner and secretary-treasurer of Nevada Transit, and in 1955, he participated in the implementation of both the Drivers' Safety Program, now known as Traffic School, and the School Bus Transportation and Equipment Code; and
Whereas, The Parent Teacher Association extended to Orville Schultz a lifetime membership, in part for his development of a training course for school bus drivers for the Washoe County School District, which then served as a model for courses in other districts; and
Whereas, In 1960, Orville Schultz turned his entrepreneurial spirit to the Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley and, with Vic Charles, owner of a tour bus company, provided all transportation for the games; and
Whereas, As Washoe County continued to grow over the years, Orville Schultz and Frank Lindsay, president of Nevada Transit, decided to relinquish the transportation of pupils to the school district and then sold Nevada Transit, now known as Citifare; and
Whereas, In 1970, Orville Schultz was invited to become field safety supervisor for Washoe County School District, a position he held for 27 years; and
Whereas, Orville Schultz continued to pursue improvements in the safe transportation of children by vigilantly checking the safety of roads on days of bad weather, having crosswalks at schools painted yellow instead of white and convincing the Nevada Department of Transportation to construct loading zones for school buses on both sides of the Mt. Rose Highway; and
Whereas, Besides his many valuable achievements in transportation and safety, Orville Schultz also served in the army during World War II, pitched for a semi-professional baseball team in Reno and was a member of Washoe Lodge 35 of the Free and Accepted Masons; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That the Nevada Legislature extends its sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the family of Orville Carl Schultz; and be it further
Resolved, That Orville Schultz will long be remembered for the valuable contributions that he made in his 52-year career in the transportation industry regarding the safety and quality of life of the children of Washoe County; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to his widow, Janet Schultz, and their children, Carol, Carl, Don, Chris and Debbie.