HOUSE MEMORIAL 74

54th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2019

INTRODUCED BY

Doreen Y. Gallegos and Gail Chasey and G. Andres Romero

A MEMORIAL

REQUESTING THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO TO RENAME THE PAVILION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSE THE "HENRY KIKI SAAVEDRA PAVILION".

     WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico welcomes the opportunity to honor those who have rendered extraordinary service or support to the university; and

     WHEREAS, facilities, spaces, endowments or programs may be named for individuals or entities whose accomplishments or generosity advance the academic mission of the university and further the capacity of the university to meet its teaching and scholarly objectives and to serve its community and enhance the growth and reputation of the university; and

     WHEREAS, Henry Kiki Saavedra represented house district 10 in the house of representatives from 1977 until his retirement in 2014; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Saavedra served with distinction as chair of the house appropriations and finance committee; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Saavedra enjoyed playing golf, sometimes with brilliance, at the university of New Mexico championship golf course, which overlooked the house district 10 area; and

     WHEREAS, playing golf with Representative Saavedra at the university of New Mexico championship golf course was an experience for those with whom he golfed, but it was always a joyful one filled with laughter; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Saavedra also provided the university of New Mexico championship golf course with capital outlay funds that helped drill a well, purchase golf carts and make other general improvements; and

     WHEREAS, most importantly, capital outlay funds were used to build the pavilion at the university of New Mexico championship golf course, which serves as a meeting place for banquets and other functions; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Saavedra died on January 28, 2019; and

     WHEREAS, it would be a fitting honor to Representative Saavedra to memorialize his contributions to the university of New Mexico championship golf course by naming the pavilion that his funding support helped build after him;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the board of regents of the university of New Mexico be requested to rename the pavilion at the university of New Mexico championship golf course the "Henry Kiki Saavedra Pavilion"; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the president of the university of New Mexico also be requested to voice support for renaming the pavilion at the university of New Mexico golf course the "Henry Kiki Saavedra Pavilion"; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico, the president of the university of New Mexico, the coaches of the men's and women's golf teams at the university of New Mexico and to the Saavedra family.

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