HM 28 — HOYT PATTISON, IN MEMORY

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 28HONORING 55THHOYT LEGISLATUREPATTISON -AND STATERECOGNIZING OFHIS NEWMEXICOOUTSTANDING -SERVICE FIRSTTO SESSIONNEW 2021MEXICO. INTRODUCED BY Randal S.

Crowder5 andWHEREAS, PatHoyt WoodsPattison, andwho Stuartserved Ingleas anda JackRepublican Chatfieldstate andrepresentative Martinfor R.district 63 in eastern New Mexico, died March 3, 2021;

Zamoraand 7WHEREAS, 9Representative APattison MEMORIALwas HONORINGborn HOYTAugust PATTISON25, AND1930; RECOGNIZING HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO NEW MEXICO.

14and WHEREAS, HoytRepresentative Pattison,Pattison whowas serveda aslifelong aresident Republicanof stateClovis, representativewith forthe districtexception 63of inhis easternattendance at New Mexico,Mexico diedstate Marchuniversity 3,and 2021;Ohio university;

and e t 17 WHEREAS, Representative Pattison was bornraised Augustduring 25,the 1930;depression and grew up working hard from a very early age, expecting the same from everybody around him;

w l n d 18 and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, Representative Pattison wasmarried aMargaret lifelongJoy residentBumgarner ion aJune e4, r1954; 20 of Clovis, with the exception of his attendance at New Mexico a t m m 21 state university and Ohio university;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, Representative Pattison was raised during the c e s k 23 depression and grew up working hard from a very early age, e a n b 24 expecting the same from everybody around him;

and u [ WHEREAS, Representative Pattison married Margaret Joy .220530.2 Bumgarner on June 4, 1954;

and WHEREAS, Representative Pattison served eleven HM 28 legislative terms, from 1963 to 1984;

and Page 1 WHEREAS, Representative Pattison was the minority whip from 1965 to 1966 and the minority floor leader from 1975 to 1984;

and WHEREAS, Representative Pattison was the vice chair of the 14 agriculture committee from 1969 to 1970 and a committee member from 1963 to 1968 and from 1971 to 1984;

and WHEREAS, Representative Pattison was also an active member e t 17 of the consumer and public affairs committee, the judiciary w l n d 18 committee, the labor committee and the natural resources = = 19 committee at different times during his legislative tenure;

and a l i a e r 20 WHEREAS, Representative Pattison believed in New Mexico in a t m m 21 the same way he believed in himself, true and from the earth;

d r e 22 and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, Representative Pattison farmed the family e a n b 24 homestead, listened to the needs of his neighbors and took u [ action;

and .220530.2 - 2 - WHEREAS, Representative Pattison was known as the "go-to guy" on anything related to agriculture and always knew where issues intersected with people;

and WHEREAS, after his legislative service, Representative Pattison became a lobbyist for the dairy producers of New HM 28 Page 2 Mexico;

and WHEREAS, Representative Pattison received a patent for one 14 of his innovations, the clean funnel, which was a basic funnel with caps added on each end to reduce mess;

and WHEREAS, Representative Pattison is survived by his wife, e t 17 Joy Pattison;

his children, Rose Ellen Dunn and Lennis, Roger w l n d 18 Pattison and Kerrie, Melinda Joy Pattison and Will Pattison;

= = 19 nine grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren;

a l i a e r 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF a t m m 21 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Hoyt Pattison d r e 22 be honored and recognized for his public service and his c e s k 23 dedication to the residents of New Mexico;

and e a n b 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be u [ transmitted to the family of Hoyt Pattison.

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