45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2001

REQUESTING THE LABOR DEPARTMENT TO NAME THE LABOR DEPARTMENT BUILDING IN LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO, IN HONOR OF ELOY LUDI IN RECOGNITION OF HIS FORTY-THREE YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT AND TO THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO.

WHEREAS, Eloy Ludi performed many outstanding services and was dedicated to the labor department as area director for the counties of San Miguel, Mora and Guadalupe; and

WHEREAS, the mayor of Las Vegas, the Las Vegas chamber of commerce and the leading newspaper, the Las Vegas Optic, have all unanimously endorsed the idea of this memorial for Eloy Ludi; and

WHEREAS, Eloy Ludi was solely responsible for the dynamic leadership in securing Kearney park from Las Vegas to be able to build the first state-owned labor department building in New Mexico; and

WHEREAS, because of Eloy Ludi's active participation in civic organizations, such as the Las Vegas rotary club, elks club, knights of columbus and others, and his efforts in helping the people of New Mexico, it would be appropriate to recognize his major contributions to the labor department in this respect; and

WHEREAS, Eloy Ludi received nineteen veteran service awards and the prestigious Paul Harris award from the rotary club;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the labor department be requested to name the Las Vegas labor department building the "Eloy Ludi Labor Department Building" in honor of Eloy Ludi in recognition of his many years of dedicated, faithful and devoted service to the labor department, the people of Las Vegas and New Mexico; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to the secretary of labor.