Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 20–Assemblymen Brown, Anderson, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Atkinson, Beers, Buckley, Carpenter, Chowning, Christensen, Claborn, Collins, Conklin, Geddes, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Grady, Griffin, Gustavson, Hardy, Hettrick, Horne, Knecht, Koivisto, Leslie, Mabey, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, McCleary, Mortenson, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Perkins, Pierce, Sherer, Weber and Williams

 

Joint Sponsors: Senators Tiffany, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Cegavske, Coffin, Hardy, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, Nolan, O’Connell, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

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Assembly Concurrent RESOLUTION—Memorializing former Assemblyman and longtime educator James Edward Smalley, Sr.

 

    Whereas, The members of the 72nd Session of the Nevada

Legislature join the family and friends, and the residents of his

beloved City of Henderson, in mourning the loss of James Edward

Smalley, Sr. who died April 5, 2003; and

    Whereas, Born December 1, 1924, in Peebles, Ohio, James

Smalley served as a sergeant in the Army Air Corps and flew 38

missions over Europe during World War II; and

    Whereas, After the war, James Smalley resumed his education

and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in United States

history at Ohio State University; and

    Whereas, James Smalley, who began his teaching career in

Nevada in 1949 at the old Fifth Street School in Las Vegas and who

also taught briefly in North Las Vegas, spent most of his years as a

teacher in Henderson, where he taught social studies at Burkholder

Middle School until his retirement in 1982; and

    Whereas, Concerns about air and water pollution in the Las

Vegas Valley and the increasing need for state funding for education

convinced James Smalley to throw his hat into the political ring to

pursue his desire to work toward the good of his chosen state; and

    Whereas, Elected to the Assembly in 1970 and again in 1972,

James Smalley served on the Committee on Education, the

Committee on Health and Welfare, the Committee on Taxation and

the Committee on Environment and Public Resources; and

    Whereas, Assemblyman Smalley fought to maintain a clean

work environment in the industrial businesses in the State, and the

many bills he sponsored for the benefit of the residents of Nevada

included legislation that would strengthen the state Office of

Consumer Affairs; and

    Whereas, When talk of consolidation and annexations in Clark

County arose in the mid-1970s, James Smalley stood against any

action that would swallow up Henderson and vowed to do whatever

was needed to maintain Henderson’s autonomy and identity; and

    Whereas, In 2002, James Smalley and his wife Rae, who were

both very active in Henderson civic affairs, were named

Distinguished Nevadans by the Board of Regents of the University

of Nevada in recognition of their contributions to the State; and

    Whereas, James Smalley is survived by his wife Rae, son Ed

Smalley, daughters Alicia Smalley and Esther Cothrun, and seven

grandchildren; now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the

Senate Concurring, That the members of the 2003 Nevada

Legislature extend their deepest sympathies to the family and

friends of James Smalley and to the residents of Henderson who

were the primary recipients of the dedication and service of this

caring man with a quiet demeanor; and be it further

    Resolved, That the many people whose education was

enhanced in the classrooms of James Smalley will remember and

strive to live what he taught in his classes and by the example of his

life; and be it further

    Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and

transmit a copy of this resolution to Rae, his loving wife of 57 years.

 

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