A
JOINT MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE STATE HIGHWAY AND
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE AND BEGIN THE PROCESS OF RENAMING
HIGHWAY 666 THE SENATOR JOHN PINTO HIGHWAY.
WHEREAS, Senator John Pinto has
spent his life in service of his nation, his state and his tribe; and
WHEREAS, Senator John Pinto is
a role model for both Navajo and New Mexico youth; and
WHEREAS, Senator John Pinto
served in the United States marine corps as a Navajo code talker in the Pacific
theater; and
WHEREAS, Senator John Pinto
served on the McKinley county commission; and
WHEREAS, Senator John Pinto has
been a long-time employee of the Navajo Nation tribal government; and
WHEREAS, Senator John Pinto has
served as a New Mexico state senator for seven terms; and
WHEREAS, Senator John Pinto is
the second Native American to serve in the New Mexico legislature; and
WHEREAS, Senator John Pinto has
been involved in building and maintaining many roads in Navajo land; and
WHEREAS, Senator John Pinto has
been involved in improving the safety of highway 666;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state highway and
transportation department be requested to investigate and begin the process of
renaming highway 666 "Senator John Pinto highway"; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
copies of this memorial be transmitted to the governor and the secretary of
highway and transportation.