Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 19–Assemblymen Gibbons, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Freeman, 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 Jacobsen, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

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Assembly Concurrent Resolution—Commending former Nevada Legislator James E.Wood for his public service.

 

   Whereas, James E. Wood, former Nevada Assemblyman, attended

 Elko County elementary and high schools; and

   Whereas, James Wood was the owner-operator of Gray Line Scenic

 Tours, Inc., the Director of National Gray Line Association, the Director

 of Western Bus Traffic Association, and the Director and past President of

 Nevada Motor Transport Association; and

   Whereas, James Wood was a member of the Reno Elks Club and a

 member and past President of the Rotary Club of Reno; and

   Whereas, Elected to serve as a member of the Assembly from 1953

 through 1970, James Wood served for six regular sessions and six special

 sessions; and

   Whereas, During his legislative service, Nevada was transitioning

 from a wartime mass-production economy into a redevelopment of self

-sustaining state government with quality education programs; and

   Whereas, James Wood used his considerable expertise in the highway

 passenger transportation industry to help stabilize the fragile financial

 condition of our state and to address the several problems with the

 education system, among many other issues; and

   Whereas, James Wood was the Minority Floor Leader during the 1967

 Legislative session and served on many committees including Banks,

 Corporations and Insurance, Ways and Means, Counties and County

 Boundaries, Legislative Functions, Judiciary, Roads, Transportation and

 Aviation, Taxation, Civil Defense and Veterans’ Affairs, Social Welfare,

 Building and Construction, State Publicity and Economic Development,

 Commerce, State Institutions and Libraries, and Government Affairs; and

   Whereas, While a member of the Legislature, James Wood was

 instrumental in acquiring generous donations to benefit the University of

 Nevada, Reno, one from Wesley Elgin Travis which established a trust

 fund to build the Jot Travis Student Union building and one from Howard

 Hughes which helped establish the University of Nevada School of

 Medicine; and

   Whereas, James Wood was involved in other key legislation, such as

the Sales and Use Tax Act, considered to be one of the most difficult

 pieces of legislation, but a necessary one to relieve the strains on the

 economy of the state; now, therefore, be it

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

 Concurring, That James E. Wood is hereby commended by the

 members of the 71st session of the Nevada Legislature for his many

 contributions to the State of Nevada and to its residents; and be it further

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

 a copy of this resolution to former Assemblyman James E. Wood.

 

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