Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 24–Assemblymen Ohrenschall, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Freeman, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Smith, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams
Joint Sponsors: Senators Titus, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Townsend, Washington and Wiener
Assembly Concurrent RESOLUTION—Memorializing Julian Wallace.
Whereas, The members of the Nevada Legislature note with sadness the passing of Julian Wallace on August 2, 2000; and
Whereas, Julian Walter Wallace was born on September 13, 1912, in
Brooklyn, New York; and
Whereas, After moving to California, Julian Wallace met Lillian
Kramer, the woman he would marry on January 17, 1948, and who would
become his partner in every endeavor from that day forward; and
Whereas, With their move to Nevada in 1978, Julian and Lillian
Wallace brought with them their deep involvement in various
organizations, including Julian’s membership in the Fraternal Order of
Knights of Pythias, an international fraternity in which Julian served as
Chancellor Commander and whose principles of friendship, charity and
benevolence he incorporated into his daily life; and
Whereas, Lifetime members of the City of Hope, Julian and Lillian
Wallace worked as volunteers in many projects initiated to raise money for
the life-saving work of the City of Hope National Medical Center whose
mission is the prevention, treatment and cure of cancer and other life
-threatening diseases through innovative research and patient care; and
Whereas, Active with the Mobile Homeowners League of the Silver
State, Julian Wallace became its Executive Vice President in 1982, and it
was as a representative of this organization that he became involved with
Seniors United, a coalition of senior citizen activist groups formed during
the election year of 1982 to win election for candidates who supported
their views; and
Whereas, While many of the senior groups dissolved after the election,
Julian and Lillian Wallace felt that an organization with the potential of
Seniors United should not be discarded and took over the leadership which
they would retain for the next 17 years, changing its focus to a political
education organization dedicated to developing the political knowledge of
seniors with forums for discussions and presentations of topical issues
while challenging the members to recognize the strength of their collective
voting power; and
Whereas, The team of Julian and Lillian Wallace has received
numerous honors and awards for their achievements while directing the
course of Seniors United including a recognition by Senator Harry Reid
recorded in the Congressional Record of November 7, 1997, in which he
paid tribute to “two Nevadans whose lives serve as an inspiration not only
to all Nevadans but to this Nation and to this distinguished body” and he
noted further that they “never hesitate to hold their elected officials’ feet to
the fire and demonstrate on a daily basis that an active and involved
citizenry is definitely not a function of age.”; and
Whereas, Never one to take retirement as a time to slow down, Julian
Wallace also served on the Clark County Parks and Recreation Board, was
active with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and was a delegate
to the 1995 White House Conference on Aging, which was followed by a
special invitation to the 1997 presidential inauguration; and
Whereas, The cheerful, positive demeanor and the ever-present smile
of Julian Wallace will be missed by those who knew him and were drawn
by the magnetic personality that made him irresistible to people of all
Whereas, Julian Wallace is survived by his wife, Lillian, who said of
their 52 1/2 years together that “we enjoyed every minute of it,” and by his
brothers, Theodore of Los Angeles, California, and Martin Rock of
Scottsdale, Arizona; 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 extend their sincere condolences to Lillian Wallace on the loss
of her loving husband and closest friend; and be it further
Resolved, That Julian Wallace will long be remembered for his
commitment to the Phythian principles of “service to mankind” and
“peace through understanding” and as a man who made everyone his
friend; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit
a copy of this resolution to Lillian, his beloved wife and partner for over
half a century.
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