Senate Resolution No. 5–Senators Raggio, Titus, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

March 29, 2001

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Read and Adopted

 

SUMMARY—Inducts Archie Pozzi, Jr. into Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R‑1341)

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

Senate RESOLUTION—Inducting Archie Pozzi, Jr.into the Senate Hall of Fame.

 

1-1    Whereas, The Senate of the Legislature of the State of Nevada has

1-2  established a Senate Hall of Fame whose members are selected by

1-3  leadership from those past Senators who have served with distinction and

1-4  who have made exemplary contributions to the State of Nevada; and

1-5    Whereas, Archie Pozzi, Jr. served in the Assembly from 1955 through

1-6  1966 and in the Senate from 1967 through 1974 for a total of 20 years and

1-7  was widely respected for his expertise and knowledge in the financial

1-8  affairs of the state, serving on the Assembly Ways and Means Committee

1-9  or the Senate Finance Committee during his entire legislative tenure; and

1-10    Whereas, During his years in the Senate, Archie Pozzi, Jr. served as

1-11  Minority Floor Leader in 1973, and used his drive and ambition to enact a

1-12  state sales tax to help pay for education, to sponsor a bill for a land

1-13  exchange needed to start Western Nevada Community College, to help

1-14  create Carson City’s current form of consolidated government as a Capital

1-15  District, to defend the rights of state employees and to support veterans;

1-16  and

1-17    Whereas, Among other important posts held, Archie Pozzi, Jr. ably

1-18  represented the veterans of Nevada and the United States as Commander of

1-19  the Nevada Department of the American Legion from 1951 to 1952 and as

1-20  National Vice Commander from 1988 to 1989; now, therefore, be it

1-21    Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That Archie

1-22  Pozzi, Jr., an outstanding leader and visionary member of both houses of

1-23  the Nevada Legislature, is hereby inducted into the Senate Hall of Fame of

1-24  the Legislature of the State of Nevada.

 

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