Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 6–Assemblymen Anderson, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Atkinson, Beers, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Chowning, Christensen, Claborn, Collins, Conklin, Geddes, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Grady, Griffin, Gustavson, Hardy, Hettrick, Horne, Knecht, Koivisto, Leslie, Mabey, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, McCleary, Mortenson, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Perkins, Pierce, Sherer, Weber and Williams
Joint Sponsors: Senators Raggio, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Cegavske, Coffin, Hardy, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, Nolan, O’Connell, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Tiffany, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener
Assembly Concurrent RESOLUTION—Memorializing longtime public servant, Henry “Hank” Etchemendy.
Whereas, On December 18, 2001, the residents of Nevada
experienced the loss of fellow Nevadan, Henry “Hank”
Etchemendy, whose decades of public service working in various
positions of influence throughout Nevada evidenced his love for his
home state and its people; and
Whereas, The son of Basque parents, Henry Etchemendy was
born October 6, 1923, in Elko, graduated from Elko High School
and attended Colorado College at Colorado Springs for 2 years
where he majored in civil engineering; and
Whereas, Henry Etchemendy served in the United States
Marine Corps at Guadalcanal during World War II and returned to
the Corps as an artillery instructor and aerial photography
interpreter during the Korean War; and
Whereas, While starting as a building inspector in Elko in
1952, Hank Etchemendy became the first City Manager of Elko in
1955, a position he held for 11 years before moving to Carson City
in 1966; and
Whereas, As the first City Manager of Carson City and the last
County Manager of Ormsby County, Hank Etchemendy
successfully guided those two governments to consolidation in
1969 and continued his work in the Capital City until 1978 when he
left to become Reno’s City Manager; and
Whereas, Known as a financial and budgetary expert, his
expertise was put to good use as a member of the committee that
developed the Local Government Budget Act and also as a member
of advisory committees to both the Nevada Tax Commission and
the Department of Taxation; and
Whereas, These same talents were apparent when, as an active
member of the Nevada League of Cities, Hank helped develop a
format to measure the financial health of cities and counties; and
Whereas, As Executive Director of the Nevada Association of
School Boards for 15 years, Hank worked tirelessly on behalf of
Nevada’s local school districts and his many achievements are
reflected in the commonly held sentiment that “the school children
of Nevada, now and into the future, are better off because of Hank
Etchemendy”; and
Whereas, Hank made similarly valuable contributions during
his longtime service as a consultant to the Board of the Nevada
Parent Teachers’ Association on legislative issues; and
Whereas, Hank Etchemendy is survived by his wife, Peggy,
sons, Larry, Arnold and Bill, several grandchildren, and his sister
Mary Guccini; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the
Senate Concurring, That the members of the 72nd Nevada
Legislature express their deep sense of loss and extend their sincere
condolences to the family and many friends of Henry “Hank”
Etchemendy; and be it further
Resolved, That the kindness, fairness, honesty and
commitment of Hank Etchemendy will be remembered by all
whose lives have been touched by his public service to the cities
and schools of Nevada; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and
transmit a copy of this resolution to Peggy Etchemendy, Hank’s
loving wife of 53 years.
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