Senate Resolution No. 5–Senators Raggio, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

March 26, 1999

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Read and Adopted

 

SUMMARY—Inducts Thomas R. C. "Spike" Wilson II into Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1674)

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SENATE RESOLUTIONInducting Thomas R. C. "Spike" Wilson II into the Senate Hall of

Fame.

1-1 Whereas, The Senate of the Legislature of the State of Nevada has

1-2 established a Senate Hall of Fame whose members are selected by

1-3 leadership from former state Senators who have served with distinction

1-4 with exemplary contributions to the State of Nevada; and

1-5 Whereas, As a representative of Washoe County, Senator Thomas R.

1-6 C. "Spike" Wilson II was a highly respected member of the Senate for 16

1-7 years serving in leadership for 10 years, with 8 years as Assistant Majority

1-8 Floor Leader and 2 years as President Pro Tempore; and

1-9 Whereas, In 1979, Senator Wilson initiated a major revision of the

1-10 Tahoe Regional Planning Compact and led the negotiations with key

1-11 legislators from California, resulting in passage of the Compact by the

1-12 Nevada Legislature and ratification by the Congress of the United States;

1-13 now, therefore, be it

1-14 Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That Thomas R.

1-15 C. "Spike" Wilson II, a man admired by persons throughout the State of

1-16 Nevada for his honesty, integrity and service to this state, is hereby

1-17 inducted into the Senate Hall of Fame of the Legislature of the State of

1-18 Nevada.

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