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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 former state Senators who have served with distinction

with exemplary contributions to the State of Nevada; and

Whereas, Senator Wilson McGowan proudly represented Pershing

County in the Nevada Senate for six regular sessions and four special

sessions from 1957 through 1966 serving as Chairman of the Senate

Standing Committees on Interstate Cooperation, Agriculture and Irrigation,

and Finance; and

Whereas, Senator McGowan sponsored important legislation that

addressed various agricultural issues, appropriated money for the

construction of public hospitals and for underground water studies, and he

was instrumental in acquiring the Marlette Lake water system for the State

of Nevada; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That Senator

Wilson McGowan, a native Nevadan who served this state honorably, is

hereby inducted into the Senate Hall of Fame of the Legislature of the State

of Nevada.

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