Assembly Resolution No. 7–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

 

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Assembly Resolution—Memorializing third-generation Elko County rancher and long-time Nevada Legislator Norman D.Glaser.

 

   Whereas, The members of the Nevada Assembly note with sadness
the passing of long-time Nevada Legislator Norman D. Glaser on
December 27, 1999; and

   Whereas, This native Nevadan was born on April 4, 1921, to Clarence

 and Margaret Kathryn (Layer) Glaser; and

   Whereas, Norman Glaser attended the “Little Red School House” in

 Halleck, Nevada, before graduating from Elko High School in 1939 and

 receiving a degree in Agricultural Engineering from Oklahoma State

 University in 1943; and

   Whereas, Following his marriage to Nelda Marie Lancaster on
August 7, 1943, in Oklahoma City, Norman Glaser served as an

Engineering Officer for the United States Navy in the Pacific during World

 War II; and

   Whereas, After completing his service with the Navy, Norman and

 Nelda Glaser returned to the family ranch near Elko where he went into

 partnership with his father and brother, Arthur, and later formed Glaser

 Land and Livestock Company with his brother; and

   Whereas, Norman Glaser served as a member of the Elko County

 School Board before being elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 1960;

 and

   Whereas, During his six terms as a State Assemblyman, Norman

 Glaser served as Chairman of the Assembly Committees on Ways and

 Means and Education, as well as others, and served as Speaker Pro

 Tempore during the 1963 and 1965 sessions; and

   Whereas, In 1976, Norman Glaser was elected to the Nevada State

 Senate, representing the Northern Nevada Senatorial District, which

 included Elko, Eureka, Humboldt and Lander counties; and

   Whereas, Norman Glaser served two terms with the Nevada State

 Senate before retiring in 1984; and

   Whereas, During these two Senate terms, Norman Glaser served as

 Chairman of the Senate Committees on Taxation and Natural Resources,

 as well as being a member of the Senate Finance Committee among

 others; and

   Whereas, Norman Glaser was well known as a champion for rural

 farmers, including sponsoring the “Greenbelt Amendment” which

 provided a tax incentive to preserve rural farms and ranches near

 sprawling urban areas; and

   Whereas, Norman Glaser also played a key role in the “Sagebrush

Rebellion” attempt to claim local control over federal lands and he was a

 supporter of the notorious “Shovel Brigade,” the recent citizens’ rebellion

 over the South Canyon Road near Jarbidge; and

   Whereas, Norman Glaser was notorious in the Nevada Legislature for

 livening up committee meetings by utilizing ranch-life phrases such as

 “We’ve rode over this ground three or four times already,” to witnesses

 who kept repeating themselves, and “Don’t just sit there like a tree full of

 owls,” to witnesses who remained silent when asked a lot of questions;

 and

   Whereas, Not only was Norman Glaser a revered and well-respected

 Legislator, but his reputation as a rancher is evidenced by the many

 awards he received, including Outstanding Young Farmer by the Nevada

 Jaycees, Honorary State Farmer by the Future Farmers of America, the

 Distinguished Agriculturist Award by the University of Nevada, Reno,

 and, in 1992, not only were the Glaser brothers named Nevada’s

 Outstanding Ranchers, but Glaser Land and Livestock received the

 Outstanding Ranch Award; and

   Whereas, In addition to being a successful rancher and respected

 Legislator, Norman Glaser also was a member and Chairman of the

 Nevada Tax Commission and the State Environmental Commission,

 served as Director of the Northeastern Nevada Historical Society, was a

 life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was Director of the Nevada

 Cattlemen’s Association, a member of the Rotary Club, President of the

 Nevada Farm Bureau, served on the Northern Nevada Community College

 Advisory Board and had been a Director of the Elko Senior Citizens’

 Center; and

   Whereas, Norman Glaser will long be remembered as a champion for

 the rural farmer, a Legislator who was willing to tackle the toughest issues

 and a true son of the State of Nevada; and

   Whereas, Norman Glaser is survived by his wife, Nelda, of Halleck,

 sons, Steven Glaser, D.D.S., and Brent Glaser, D.V.M., both of Elko,

 daughter, Sharon Bell of Las Vegas, four grandchildren and two great

-granddaughters; now, therefore, be it

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

 members of the Assembly of the 71st session of the Nevada Legislature

 mourn the loss of their friend and colleague, a respected Nevada

 Legislator and third-generation Nevada rancher, and express their heartfelt

 sympathy to the family of Norman Glaser; and be it further

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

 a copy of this resolution to Nelda Glaser, beloved wife of Norman Glaser.

 

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