Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 30–Assemblymen 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, Ohrenschall, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Smith, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams

 

Joint Sponsors: 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

 

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Assembly Concurrent RESOLUTION—Memorializing distinguished legislative advocate, Richard L.Morgan.

 

   Whereas, Richard Linn Morgan was born in Grantsville, West Virginia,

 on March 22, 1928, to Amos and Mary Morgan, and grew up in

 Bridgeport, West Virginia; and

   Whereas, Dick Morgan graduated from Bridgeport High School in

 1946, having earned 11 letters during his 4 years in high school and

 becoming the first Bridgeport athlete to receive an athletic scholarship to

 West Virginia University; and

   Whereas, Dick Morgan played professional baseball as a pitcher with

 the Red Sox farm league system in the early 1950s, and pitched against

 many now legendary players, including Satchel Paige; and

   Whereas, Dick Morgan served twice in the United States Army, once in

 the occupation of Japan following World War II and again in 1952 when

 he was called back to duty during the Korean Conflict; and

   Whereas, In 1952 Dick Morgan married his high school sweetheart,

 Barbara Capet, and they lovingly raised two children, Randy Morgan, now

 a physician in Edmond, Oklahoma, and Kim Morgan, now Chief Deputy

 Legislative Counsel for the Nevada Legislature; and

   Whereas, Dick Morgan obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees from

 West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, and, in 1959,

 received his law degree from George Washington University in

 Washington, D.C., while teaching high school history; and

   Whereas, His innate sense of civic pride, respect for the democratic

 process, and respect for others regardless of their race or religion instilled

 in him a ceaseless desire to assist in the development of meaningful public

 policy in this country resulting from honest and informed public debate of

 the issues; and

   Whereas, Upon graduation from law school, he combined his desire

 for excellence in public education and his skills in legal advocacy for 20

 years as Associate Legal Counsel for the National Education Association

 in Washington, D.C., Associate Executive Director of the Florida

 Education Association, Executive Director of the Nevada State Education

 Association, and Executive Director of the Oklahoma Education

 Association; and

   Whereas, During his tenure with the National Education Association

and the Florida Education Association, he worked tirelessly to achieve

 equal educational opportunities for children of all races and religions, and

 to facilitate the racial integration of public school systems; and

   Whereas, During his tenure as Executive Director of the Nevada

 Education Association he worked with the Nevada Legislature to create

 the nation’s first collective bargaining law that included binding

 arbitration, to enact Nevada’s “Fair Dismissal Law” for teachers, and to

 transform the Public Employees’ Retirement System into the financially

 viable benefit program that exists today; and

   Whereas, Whether he was representing the interests of public school

 children or private industry or consumers, throughout his career as a

 legislative advocate Dick Morgan was widely respected for his integrity

 and honesty; and

   Whereas, Dick Morgan enjoyed honorable competition, be it on a

 baseball field, golf course or in legislative halls, but his competitiveness

 was rarely at the expense of others, and his mild mannered and self

-effacing demeanor was frequently punctuated with genuine

 encouragement for others to be true to themselves and rise to their own

 personal bests; and

   Whereas, Dick Morgan contributed a lifetime of wisdom, discernment

 and pragmatic idealism as a lobbyist, working diligently to provide

 legislators with facts and information to help shape good public policy,

 and steadfastly believing that most of those who serve as state legislators

 are honestly doing what they believe is in the best interests of their

 constituents and their state, and are thereby deserving of respect; and

   Whereas, While Dick Morgan’s career as a legislative advocate

 spanned 33 years and took him to 28 state legislatures, he was always

 proud to say that he found Nevada’s legislative system to be more open

 and accessible to the public than any other that he had encountered; and

   Whereas, The State of Nevada lost an honorable man on December 11,

 1999, but his legacy will continue with the memory of his deep desire to

 bring public respect and understanding to the legislative process and to the

 persons who serve their state as legislators; 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 hereby express their sincere condolences to the family and

 many friends of Dick Morgan; and be it further

   Resolved, That the Nevada Legislature honors the important

 contributions of Richard L. Morgan and finds inspiration in his singular

 example of coaching his pupils, his children, his colleagues, and

 legislators across this country to rise to their own personal bests; and be it

 further

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

 a copy of this resolution to Dick Morgan’s loving wife of 47 years,

Barbara Morgan.

 

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