1.1A Senate resolution
1.2commemorating the lives and work of deceased Senators.

1.3 1.4	The Honorable John J. Bernhagen, 1973-1992	The Honorable Patricia "Pat" Pariseau, 1989-2010
1.5 1.6	The Honorable Robert J. Brown, 1967-1976	The Honorable James C. "Jim" Pehler, 1981-1990
1.7 1.8	The Honorable A.W. "Bill" Diessner, 1983-1990	The Honorable Jim Ramstad, 1981-1990
1.9 1.10	The Honorable Ralph R. Doty, 1971-1976	The Honorable Mady Reiter, 2001-2006
1.11 1.12	The Honorable Keith Hughes, 1965-1972	The Honorable Jerry Relph, 2017-2020
1.13 1.14	The Honorable A.M. "Sandy" Keith, 1959-1962	The Honorable Earl W. Renneke, 1969-1992
1.15 1.16	The Honorable William W. "Bill" McCutcheon, 1971-1980	The Honorable Bev Scalze, 2013-2016
1.17 1.18	The Honorable Thomas M. Neuville, 1991-2008	The Honorable Anne K. Stokowski, 1979-1982
1.19 1.20	The Honorable Joseph T. "Joe" O'Neill, 1971-1976	The Honorable Jim Vickerman, 1987-2010
1.21 1.22	The Honorable Paul Overgaard, 1971-1972

1.23WHEREAS, those in public office need an uncommon dedication to meet the demands upon
1.24their time, resources, and talents; and
1.25WHEREAS, in the history of the Minnesota Senate, there have been countless Senators who
1.26have left a heritage of noble deeds, thoughts, and acts; and
1.27WHEREAS, in their endeavors to legislate for the public good of this state, they strove to
1.28represent fairly the rights of the people; and
1.29WHEREAS, their spirits continually challenge, enlighten, and encourage those who remain
1.30to honestly and diligently exercise the work of the government for the public good; and
1.31WHEREAS, Senators of today take courage and inspiration from those noble servants of
1.32another time who believed it was better to serve than to be served; and
2.1NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Minnesota that it
2.2recognizes the tremendous contributions of the following deceased Senators: the Honorable John
2.3J. Bernhagen, 1973-1992, the Honorable Robert J. Brown, 1967-1976, the Honorable A.W. "Bill"
2.4Diessner, 1983-1990, the Honorable Ralph R. Doty, 1971-1976, the Honorable Keith Hughes,
2.51965-1972, the Honorable A.M. "Sandy" Keith, 1959-1962, the Honorable William W. "Bill"
2.6McCutcheon, 1971-1980, the Honorable Thomas M. Neuville, 1991-2008, the Honorable Joseph
2.7T. "Joe" O'Neill, 1971-1976, the Honorable Paul Overgaard, 1971-1972, the Honorable Patricia
2.8"Pat" Pariseau, 1989-2010, the Honorable James C. "Jim" Pehler, 1981-1990, the Honorable Jim
2.9Ramstad, 1981-1990, the Honorable Mady Reiter, 2001-2006, the Honorable Jerry Relph, 2017-2020,
2.10the Honorable Earl W. Renneke, 1969-1992, the Honorable Bev Scalze, 2013-2016, the Honorable
2.11Anne K. Stokowski, 1979-1982, and the Honorable Jim Vickerman, 1987-2010. Their dedication
2.12to the public good is a source of inspiration to, and is worthy of emulation by, their present-day
2.13colleagues.
2.14BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is directed to prepare an
2.15enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by the Secretary's signature and that of the
2.16Chair of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and transmit it to appropriate relatives
2.17of those commemorated by this resolution.

Cal R. LudemanSecretary of the Senate

Jeremy R. MillerChair, Senate Committee onRules and Administration

Melisa López FranzenState Senator, District 49