0001|                       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 43
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                           MANNY M. ARAGON
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCE OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
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0012|     NEW MEXICO TO THE FAMILY OF GENE GILBERT.
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0013|     
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0014|          WHEREAS, Gene Gilbert died on August 18, 1996; and
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0015|          WHEREAS, he had served as Bernalillo county commissioner
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0016|     from district 3 since 1988, always as an energetic participant
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0017|     in county government and in the democratic party; and
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0018|          WHEREAS, he was born and raised in Belen and served in
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0019|     Vietnam where he earned the purple heart and the army
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0020|     commendation medal; and
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0021|          WHEREAS, Gene Gilbert also served on the New Mexico
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0022|     veterans' service commission under Governor Toney Anaya and was
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0023|     a major force behind the establishment of a veterans' hospital
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0024|     in Truth or Consequences; and
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0025|          WHEREAS, he lobbied hard for the state scholarship program
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0001|     for Vietnam veterans and played a major role in the 1986
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0002|     expansion of the veterans' cemetery in which he is now buried;
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0003|     and
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0004|          WHEREAS, Gene Gilbert, a former city environmental
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0005|     attorney, was a strong advocate for regionalism, the gathering
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0006|     together of communities in the metropolitan area to plan and
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0007|     deal with transportation, water and air quality issues; and
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0008|          WHEREAS, Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said each hour
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0009|     Gene Gilbert spent was a pebble cast upon the water and we will
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0010|     never know the full extent of his public service; and
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0011|          WHEREAS, fellow democrat and Commission Chairman Al Valdez
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0012|     spoke of Gene Gilbert's wisdom and care and how many hearts he
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0013|     touched in the course of his life; and
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0014|          WHEREAS, he is survived by three daughters and a grandson,
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0015|     his parents, two brothers, two sisters and many aunts, uncles,
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0016|     nieces, nephews and friends;
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0017|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0018|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that heartfelt condolence be extended to
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0019|     the family and friends of Gene Gilbert, a loving and devoted
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0020|     New Mexican; and
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0021|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0022|     transmitted to the family of Gene Gilbert.
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