HM 27 — DIANNE MILLER HAMILTON, IN HONOR

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 27HONORING 55THDIANNE LEGISLATURE-MILLER STATEHAMILTON OFAND NEWMEXICORECOGNIZING -HER SECONDOUTSTANDING SESSION,SERVICE 2022TO INTRODUCEDNEW BYMEXICO. Rebecca Dow and Luis M.

Terrazas5 6WHEREAS, 8Dianne 10Miller AHamilton, MEMORIALwho HONORINGserved DIANNEas MILLERa HAMILTONRepublican ANDstate RECOGNIZINGrepresentative HERfor OUTSTANDINGdistrict SERVICE38, TOdied NEWat MEXICO.her home in Tijeras on November 9, 2021;

14and WHEREAS, DianneRepresentative MillerHamilton Hamilton, who served asnine aterms, Republicanfrom state1998 representativeto for2016, districtrepresenting District 38, diedwhich atincludes herGrant, homeSierra inand TijerasHidalgo oncounties; November 9, 2021;

and e t 17 WHEREAS, Representative Hamilton servedwas nineborn terms,in fromKansas wCity, lMissouri, non dJanuary 1831, to1934; 2016, representing District 38, which includes Grant, = = 19 a l Sierra and Hidalgo counties;

and iWHEREAS, aRepresentative eHamilton rattended 20grade WHEREAS,school Representativeand Hamiltonhigh wasschool born in Kansas City,City aand tgraduated mfrom mthe 21university Missouri,of onKansas Januaryin 31,1955 1934;with a degree in speech communication;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, Representative Hamilton attendedtaught grade school and c e s k 23 high school in Kansas City public schools and graduatedpursued froma thebroadcasting universitycareer ofuntil eshe amarried nher bhusband 24of Kansassixty inyears, 1955United withStates amarine degreecorps inofficer speechJohn communication;A.

and u [ WHEREAS, Representative Hamilton taught in Kansas City 222117.1 public schools and pursued a broadcasting career until she married her husband of sixty years, United States marine corps officer John A.

and WHEREAS, for the next twenty years, Representative Hamilton and their four children, Drew, Jared, Lynn and Merritt, followed her husband's career in the military until John retired from the United States marine corps in 1974 when HM 27 the family moved to Silver City;

and Page 1 WHEREAS, Representative Hamilton was a well-known radio host in Silver City, broadcasting two daily radio programs on KSIL from 1976 to 1999;

and WHEREAS, Representative Hamilton also served on the e t 17 following interim committees:

economic and rural development w l n d 18 and telecommunications;

= = 19 a l legislative ethics;

legislative education study and military i a e r 20 and veterans' affairs;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, Representative Hamilton was a key figure in early d r e 22 efforts to establish statewide voter identification and was c e s k 23 known as an advocate for veterans and ranchers;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, people fondly recall that Representative Hamilton u [ appreciated the legislative staff members who support the 222117.1 - 2 - legislature and the public;

and WHEREAS, Representative Hamilton was an active volunteer HM 27 Page 2 and leader in Silver City where she helped found the first shelter for victims of domestic violence;

e t 17 and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, Representative Hamilton received the governor's = = 19 a l award for outstanding New Mexico woman in 1994 and was named i a e r 20 the Silver City/Grant county citizen of the year in 1995;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, in 2000, Representative Hamilton received the New d r e 22 Mexico district attorneys' award for outstanding representative c e s k 23 of the year and was awarded an honorary doctorate of humanities e a n b 24 from western New Mexico university in 2006;

and u [ WHEREAS, in November 2009, the Dianne Miller Hamilton 222117.1 - 3 - military museum celebrated its grand opening in Truth or Consequences;

and WHEREAS, Representative Hamilton is survived by her children, John Andrew "Drew" Hamilton and Tricia, Jared Miller Hamilton and Mike, Lynn Hamilton O'Connell and Bob, HM 27 Page 3 and Merritt Hamilton Allen;

and e t 17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be w l n d 18 transmitted to John Andrew "Drew" Hamilton, Jared Miller = = 19 a l Hamilton, Lynn Hamilton O'Connell and Merritt Hamilton Allen.

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