S.R. 8 Senate Resolution No. 8--Senators Raggio, Titus, Adler, Augustine, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Lee, Lowden, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O'Connell, O'Donnell, Porter, Rawson, Regan, Rhoads, Shaffer, Townsend and Washington May 8, 1995 _____________ Read and adopted SUMMARY--Inducts Walter R. Whitacre into Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1943) EXPLANATION--Matter in italics is new; matter in bra ckets [ ] is material to be omitted. SENATE RESOLUTION--Inducting Walter R. Whitacre into the Senate Hall of Fame. WHEREAS, The Senate of the Legislature of the State of Nevada has established a Senate Hall of Fame whose members are selected by leadership from those past Senators who have served with distinction; and WHEREAS, Certain past state Senators have distinguished themselves with their exemplary contributions to the State of Nevada; and WHEREAS, Walter R. Whitacre, who was recognized by his colleagues for his dependability and quiet competence, devoted 22 years to public service as a Legislator from Lyon County, with 14 of those years served in the Senate; and WHEREAS, As a Senator, Walter R. Whitacre served as Senate Majority Leader in the regular sessions of 1959, 1960 and 1961 and as President Pro Tempore in 1963; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, That Walter R. Whitacre, a man who at the time of his death in 1966 had the distinction of serving in 20 regular and special sessions of the Legislature and having more years of consecutive service on the Legislative Commission than any other member, is hereby inducted into the Senate Hall of Fame of the Legislature of the State of Nevada; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to Ross E. Whitacre, son of the late Senator Whitacre. -30-