A
MEMORIAL
RECOGNIZING THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO OF J. PAUL AND MARY TAYLOR OF MESILLA.
WHEREAS, Representative J. Paul
Taylor, who traces his New Mexican roots to Juan de Vaca, a soldier who came to
the region with Coronado in 1540, and his wife, Mary Taylor, a writer and
historian who recently completed a history of Mesilla, have been fixtures at
legislative sessions since 1987; and
WHEREAS, J. Paul and Mary
Taylor have long championed the causes of schoolchildren, the underserved and
those less fortunate than the rest of us, by both sponsoring legislative
initiatives and personally offering less well-publicized acts of kindness; and
WHEREAS, J. Paul and Mary
Taylor, the parents of seven, grandparents of seventeen and great-grandparents
of one, extended their limitless kindness and generosity to each resident of
the state of New Mexico in 2002 by donating their historic 1850s adobe home on
the Mesilla plaza, as well as its art and artifacts, to the people of the state
through the museum of New Mexico and New Mexico state monuments; and
WHEREAS, the Taylors' home,
which has been opened to children for tours in the past, is expected to become
a state monument and will serve as a reminder for all New Mexicans and for
generations of New Mexicans to come of life in New Mexico today and in the
past; and
WHEREAS, to open one's doors to
others is in itself a remarkable act of generosity, but to permanently open
one's doors to all is a selfless act rarely seen in today's world; and
WHEREAS, J. Paul and Mary
Taylor's generous act serves as an example for all New Mexicans to follow;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that on behalf of
all New Mexicans, J. Paul and Mary Taylor be recognized for their selfless,
utterly personal and generous gift to the people of the state of New Mexico;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a
copy of this memorial be transmitted to J. Paul and Mary Taylor of Mesilla.