A.R. 14


Assembly Resolution No. 14--Assemblymen Dini, Price, 
    Marvel, Humke, Arberry, Lambert, Carpenter, 
    Evans, Freeman, Williams, Anderson, Bache, 
    Giunchigliani, Spitler, Chowning, de Braga, 
    Ernaut, Hettrick, Neighbors, Perkins, Schneider, 
    Segerblom, Tiffany, Krenzer, Allard, Batten, 
    Bennett, Braunlin, Brower, Buckley, Close, 
    Fettic, Goldwater, Harrington, Manendo, Monaghan, 
    Nolan, Ohrenschall, Sandoval, Steel, Stroth and 
    Tripple

                   June 22, 1995
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                 Read and adopted


SUMMARY--Commends Pat Hatch, former Supervisor of 
          Secretarial Staff of Assembly. (BDR R-2128)




EXPLANATION--Matter in italics is new; matter in bra
ckets [ ] is material to be omitted.

ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION--Commending Pat Hatch, former Supervisor of 
        the Secretarial Staff of the Assembly.


  WHEREAS, Patricia "Pat" V. Hatch was born in 
Longmeadow, Massachusetts, the daughter of Ray and Barbara 
Vaughn; and
  WHEREAS, After graduation from Colby Junior 
College in New Hampshire, Pat married D. Kent Hatch in 
Longmeadow, Massachusetts, on August 30, 1951; and
  WHEREAS, In 1972, Kent and Pat Hatch moved to 
Reno where they raised their three daughters, Linda 
Caufield, Barbara Hatch and Kathy Westmoreland and their 
son, Larry Hatch; and
  WHEREAS, In 1977, the Chief Clerk of the 
Assembly selected Pat Hatch to be the Supervisor of the 
Secretarial Staff of the Assembly; and
  WHEREAS, Over the years, Pat Hatch proved 
herself to be one of the most interesting and dedicated 
supervisors ever known to the Assembly; and
  WHEREAS, As a supervisor, Pat Hatch was kind, 
compassionate and understanding, and held meetings every 
Friday with her secretaries to discuss any problems which 
may have occurred during the week; and
  WHEREAS, After several years of using the heel 
of her shoe as a gavel at these meetings, Pat's devoted 
staff presented her with an official gavel in 1991; 
and
  WHEREAS, Pat Hatch experienced many unusual 
events while employed by the Nevada Assembly, including the 
trip to the City of Pahrump where she had to take the 
minutes in shorthand at a meeting at night without any light 
after an electrical failure during a storm; and
  WHEREAS, During that same trip, strong winds 
caused tremendous turbulence, but the turbulence felt in the 
aircraft did not compare to the embarrassment Pat suffered 
while exiting the airplane when a gust of wind blew her 
dress over her head, and alas, she had forgotten her slip 
that morning; and
  WHEREAS, In honor of that fateful day, the 
ingenious and artistic secretaries of the Assembly displayed 
the famous poster of Marilyn Monroe with Pat's picture 
covering Marilyn's face; and
  WHEREAS, Pat Hatch believed strongly in the 
virtue of punctuality, but because of the manner in which 
she sped through Washoe Valley on her daily commute to work, 
her secretarial staff chipped in and purchased Pat a "fuzz 
buster"; and
  WHEREAS, Those same secretaries also pitched 
in to surprise Pat and Kent with a trip to Las Vegas to see 
the Siegfried and Roy show and with a little help from 
"seamstress" Marcia Warne, provided Pat with provocative 
evening attire; and
  WHEREAS, As the 1995 legislative session nears 
an end, the friends of Pat Hatch reminisce about the fun, 
laughter and Friday afternoon potlucks that they shared with 
Pat over the last nine sessions, and wish Pat much happiness 
as she continues her career working alongside Kent in their 
new business; now, therefore, be it
  RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF 
NEVADA, That the members of the 68th session of the 
Nevada Legislature do hereby commend a most gracious lady 
for her years of devoted service as the Supervisor of the 
Secretarial Staff of the Assembly; and be it further
  RESOLVED, That Pat Hatch will be missed by 
many and will long be remembered for her sense of 
responsibility, her loyalty and her contributions to the 
Nevada Legislature; and be it further
  RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly 
prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to Patricia 
V. Hatch.

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