A JOINT MEMORIAL
EXPRESSING THE SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO
THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF JOHN D. ROGERS.
WHEREAS, John D. Rogers passed
away on Monday, June 24, 2002, at the age of eighty; and
WHEREAS, he first moved to Los
Alamos, New Mexico, in 1944 and worked as a scientist during the Manhattan
project and spent most of his career as a scientist at the laboratory; and
WHEREAS, he served in the New
Mexico senate from 1970 to 1980, serving as the vice chair of the senate
education committee from 1973 to 1974, and serving as the vice chair of the
senate finance committee from 1975 to 1980; and
WHEREAS, he worked on
environmental issues; simplifying New Mexico's personal income tax return;
bringing a branch of the university of New Mexico to Los Alamos; helping to
build the ski hill and utility and highway infrastructure necessary for
development; helping to found the Los Alamos national bank; playing a major
role in acquiring part of the San Juan generating station; and retrofitting
Abiquiu and El Vado dams; and
WHEREAS, he was known as an
unassuming man who was always straightforward and honest, holding himself and
others to a high standard; and
WHEREAS, he worked as a
community servant with a sense of political responsibility, while contributing
to society and serving as a role model as one of the state's leading
scientists; and
WHEREAS, he remained committed
to excellence in his personal, professional and public life; and
WHEREAS, he remained dedicated
to his wife, Patt;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the most sincere condolences
be extended to the family and friends of John D. Rogers; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a
copy of this memorial be transmitted to Patt Rogers.