Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 15–Assemblymen Dini, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Freeman, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Smith, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams

 

Joint Sponsors: Senators Amodei, Jacobsen, Raggio, Care, Carlton, Coffin, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O'Connell, O'Donnell, Porter, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

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Assembly Concurrent RESOLUTION—Memorializing former Assemblyman John Frank Giomi.

 

   Whereas, The members of the Nevada Legislature note with sadness

 the passing of native Nevadan and former Assemblyman, John Frank

 Giomi, on June 17, 2000; and

   Whereas, Born in Mason Valley on March 6, 1917, to Frank and

 Cherubina Bennetti Giomi and remaining a lifetime resident of Lyon

 County, John Giomi attended rural schools in the valley and graduated

 from Yerington High School; and

   Whereas, After graduating from the University of Nevada in 1941

 with a degree in agriculture, John Giomi was employed with the United

 States Soil Conservation Service until he was drafted into the United

 States Army in 1942; and

   Whereas, During his time with the military, John Giomi fought in the

 Battle of the Bulge, was taken prisoner, later to be liberated by the

 English, and was honorably discharged from the service in 1945; and

   Whereas, Upon his return to Nevada, John Giomi and his brother, Joe,

 purchased the Central Mercantile in Smith Valley and, after selling the

 store in 1954 but retaining the equipment portion of the business, John

 opened Ace Hardware in Yerington in 1969 which he operated along with

 several family members until his retirement in 1995; and

   Whereas, John Giomi’s dedication to serving the residents of Lyon

 County found expression in many ways, including 25 years of service as a

 volunteer fireman as well as service on the District Fire Board, the Lyon

 County Drug and Alcohol Council, the Yerington Senior Center Board and

 the Lyon County Draft Board; and

   Whereas, Other community involvement by John Giomi included

 teaching agriculture to returning World War II veterans, coaching Little

 League baseball, membership in the Yerington and Smith Valley Rotary

 Clubs, and 52 years of service as a member of the Veterans of Foreign

 Wars; and

   Whereas, John Giomi was elected to the Nevada State Assembly in

 1954 and represented the residents of Lyon County for seven regular

 legislative sessions and three special legislative sessions until he was

 succeeded by Joseph E. Dini, Jr., in 1967; and

   Whereas, During his years of service in the Nevada State Assembly,

John Giomi served on numerous committees, including the Education

 Committee, the Fish and Game Committee, the Legislative Functions

 Committee, the Livestock Committee, the Mines, Mining and Public

 Lands Committee, the Roads, Transportation and Aviation Committee, the

 Social Welfare Committee, the Taxation Committee, the Veterans’ Affairs

 Committee and, most notably, the Agriculture and Irrigation Committee,

 serving as its Chairman in 1955, 1959, 1960, 1963 and 1965; and

   Whereas, As an Assemblyman, John Giomi introduced and was

 instrumental in gaining passage of legislation on a variety of issues,

 including agricultural chemical regulation, livestock, federal water rights,

 veterans’ affairs and education funding; and

   Whereas, John Giomi is survived by his wife, Jere, daughter, Patti

 Dohoney, and son, Joe, all of Yerington, son, John of Fallbrook,

 California, brother, Joe of Smith Valley, and four grandchildren; now,

 therefore, be it

   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate

 Concurring, That the members of the 71st session of the Nevada

 Legislature express their heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of

 former Assemblyman John Frank Giomi; and be it further

   Resolved, That John Giomi will long be remembered for his rich

 legacy of service to the people of Lyon County and to the State of Nevada;

 and be it further

   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit

 a copy of this resolution to Jere, John Giomi’s beloved wife of 50 years.

 

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