Senate Resolution No. 5–Senators Raggio, Titus, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Cegavske, Coffin, Hardy, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, Nolan, O’Connell, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Tiffany, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

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Senate RESOLUTION—Inducting Warren L. “Snowy” Monroe into the Senate Hall of Fame.

 

    Whereas, The Senate of the Legislature of the State of Nevada

has established a Senate Hall of Fame whose members are selected

by leadership from those past Senators who have served with

distinction and who have made exemplary contributions to the State

of Nevada; and

    Whereas, Warren L. Monroe, fondly known as “Snowy” by his

friends and colleagues, served three terms in the Nevada Assembly

and in 1958 was elected to the Senate where he served nine

consecutive sessions for a total of 24 years of service in the

Legislature; and

    Whereas, Warren Monroe’s years as a Senator included five

terms on the Senate Judiciary Committee, four of those as

Chairman, and five terms on the Transportation Committee, serving

as Chairman in 1965 on that committee’s predecessor, the Aviation,

Transportation, and Highways Committee; and

    Whereas, During his legislative service, Warren Monroe was

instrumental in the development of the program for state historical

markers, the adoption of the Uniform Commercial Code and the

establishment of the Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and

Training; and

    Whereas, After decades of involvement with the Humboldt

Star and the Elko Independent newspapers, Warren Monroe was

honored with the Silver Makeup Rule Award presented by the

Nevada State Press Association in recognition of his longtime

service to the business, the State and his community, and it was this

award that earned him posthumous induction into the Nevada

Newspaper Hall of Fame upon its resurrection in 1998; and

    Whereas, Warren Monroe was named “Distinguished

Nevadan” in 1986, and was known for his colorful personality that

brightened the day for everyone with whom he came in contact;

now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That

Warren L. Monroe, who dedicated his life to the best interests of the

people of Nevada, is hereby inducted into the Senate Hall of Fame

of the Legislature of the State of Nevada.

 

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