Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 30–Senators Amodei, McGinness, Washington, Care, Carlton, Cegavske, Coffin, Hardy, Mathews, Neal, Nolan, O’Connell, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Tiffany, Titus, Townsend and Wiener

 

April 29, 2003

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Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Grady, Anderson, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Atkinson, Beers, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Chowning, Christensen, Claborn, Collins, Conklin, Geddes, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Griffin, Gustavson, Hardy, Hettrick, Horne, Knecht, Koivisto, Leslie, Mabey, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, McCleary, Mortenson, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Perkins, Pierce, Sherer, Weber and Williams

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Read and Adopted

 

SUMMARY—Memorializes dedicated firefighter and longtime Yerington resident Marvin Carr. (BDR R‑667)

 

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

 

Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Memorializing dedi-cated firefighter and longtime Yerington resident Marvin Carr.

 

1-1  Whereas, The members of the Nevada State Legislature mourn

1-2  the loss of Marvin Carr who passed away on September 17, 2002;

1-3  and

1-4  Whereas, Marvin Carr was born in Salida, Colorado, to

1-5  Chester and Irene McCollum Carr; and

1-6  Whereas, Marvin Carr graduated from Smith Valley High

1-7  School and served in the United States Army National Guard for 9

1-8  years; and

1-9  Whereas, Nancy Wines and Marvin Carr were married in

1-10  Smith Valley on July 17, 1955; and

2-1  Whereas, A Yerington resident for 41 years, Marvin Carr was

2-2  a dedicated firefighter who served the residents of the State of

2-3  Nevada in various capacities during his career in fire service

2-4  spanning over 40 years; and

2-5  Whereas, After beginning as a volunteer firefighter for Lyon

2-6  County in 1955, Marvin Carr chose fire fighting as his profession,

2-7  serving much of his career with the Mason Valley Fire Protection

2-8  District and the Central Lyon County Fire Protection District; and

2-9  Whereas, Marvin Carr was appointed Lyon County Fire

2-10  Marshal in 1971, where his responsibilities included blueprint

2-11  checks for public buildings, fire investigation, and inspections for

2-12  conformance with fire and uniform building codes; and

2-13      Whereas, In 1986 Marvin Carr was appointed Fire Chief for

2-14  the newly formed Central Lyon County Fire Protection District; and

2-15      Whereas, Marvin Carr was named as the Director of Lyon

2-16  County’s Emergency Management Division in 1991 and as the

2-17  Executive Director of the State Emergency Response Commission

2-18  in 1996; and

2-19      Whereas, In 1998 Marvin Carr was appointed as the State Fire

2-20  Marshal, the head of the State Fire Marshal Division of the

2-21  Department of Public Safety for the State of Nevada; and

2-22      Whereas, Marvin Carr also served as past president and was a

2-23  life member of the Nevada State Firefighters Association, a member

2-24  of the Nevada Fire Chiefs Association and the Nevada Emergency

2-25  Preparedness Association and, in 1997, was selected to the

2-26  International “Who’s Who” of Professionals Representing the Fire

2-27  Service; and

2-28      Whereas, Marvin Carr is survived by his wife Nancy, sons

2-29  Gene and Steven, brother Bill Young, mother Irene, stepfather

2-30  C. W. Hamilton and three grandchildren; now, therefore, be it

2-31      Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the

2-32  Assembly Concurring, That the members of the 72nd Session of

2-33  the Nevada Legislature extend their sincere condolences to the

2-34  family and friends of Marvin Carr; and be it further

2-35      Resolved, That Marvin Carr will be remembered for his many

2-36  contributions to Nevada fire services and for his dedication and

2-37  commitment to making Nevada a safer place to live; and be it

2-38  further

2-39      Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and

2-40  transmit a copy of this resolution to Marvin Carr’s beloved wife

2-41  Nancy.

 

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