HM 1001 — Memorialize Former Representative Dan Williams

HOUSE MEMORIAL 26-1001 BYREPRESENTATIVE(S)LukensandBY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lukens and Soper, Bacon, Barron, Boesenecker, Bottoms, Brown, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, Clifford, DeGraaf, Duran, Espenoza,Feret,Flanell,Froelich,Garcia,GarciaSander,Gilchrist,Goldstein,Espenoza, Hamrick,Hartsook,Jackson,Johnson,Joseph,Keltie,Lieder,Lindsay,Mabrey,Feret, Marshall,Flanell, Martinez,Froelich, Mauro,Garcia, McCormick,Garcia Nguyen,Sander, Paschal,Gilchrist, Phillips,Goldstein, Richardson,Hamrick,Hartsook, Ricks,Jackson, Rutinel,Johnson, Rydin,Joseph, Sirota,Keltie, Slaugh,Lieder,Lindsay, Smith,Mabrey, StewartMarshall, K.,Martinez, StewartMauro, R.,McCormick, Story,Nguyen, Taggart,Paschal, Titone,Phillips, Valdez,Richardson, Velasco,Ricks, Weinberg,Rutinel, Willford,Rydin, WinterSirota, T.,Slaugh, Woodrow,Smith; Woog, Zokaie, McCluskie .

Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Weinberg, Willford, Winter T., Woodrow, Woog, Zokaie, McCluskie.

WHEREAS,Daniel("Dan")EarlWilliams,theformerrepresentative,WHEREAS,Daniel ("Dan")Earl Williams, theformerrepresentative, departed this life on October 23, 2025, at the age of 78;

and WHEREAS, Representative Williams was bornonApril15,born onApril 15, 1947, in Denver, Colorado, to Dale and Margaret Williams;

and WHEREAS, Representative Williams began his education in Colorado's Eagle Valley, attended the University ofofNorthern Northern Colorado for a brief period, and later attended thetheJohn John F.

Kennedy School of Government,HarvardUniversity,in1988torefinehispoliticalinstincts;Government, Harvard University, in 1988 to refine his political instincts;

and WHEREAS, Representative Williams began his career in agriculture asapartnerwithhisfatherontheWilliamsRanchinEdwards,Colorado,as laterapartnerwithhis purchasingfather theranchfromhisfatherandoperatingitasonthe Williams Ranch inEdwards, Colorado, laterpurchasingthe ranch from his father and operating it as a successful cattle and sheep operation;

and WHEREAS,RepresentativeWilliamswastheWHEREAS, fatherRepresentative ofWilliams twowas children,the Jefffather andoftwo children, Jeffand Dana, who were raised on the family's ranch;

and WHEREAS, Not only was Representative Williams a good steward ofthelandandtheanimalsheraised,hewasamanofincredibleintegrityofthe andlandandthe animals heraised, he was aman ofincredible integrity ·and demonstrated a keen knowledge of issues impacting Colorado ranchers and business owners.

He believed in a life ofofpublic public service and valued his family.

and WHEREAS, Representative Williams was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1984 and served four two-year terms representingHouserepresenting House District 56, including Routt, Moffat, Eagle, Jackson, and Grand counties;

and WHEREAS,AsamemberoftheColoradoHouseofRepresentatives,WHEREAS, RepresentativeWilliamsservedaschairoftheHouseTransportationandAs amember ofthe Colorado House ofRepresentatives, Representative Williams servedas chair ofthe House Transportation and Energy Committee;

vice chair of the House State Affairs Committee;chairoftheInterimLegislativeCommitteeonWaterQualityCommittee; and Water Resources;

chairofthe InterimLegislative Committee on WaterQuality and Water Resources;

and WHEREAS,RepresentativeWilliamswasalsoappointedtotheStateWHEREAS, Representative Williams was also appointedto the State Board of Equalization and served on the Colorado Governor's AIDS Council;

and PAGE 2-HOUSE MEMORIAL 26-1001 WHEREAS,RepresentativeWilliamswasaWHEREAS, memberRepresentative ofWilliams thewas a member ofthe Roundup Riders of the Rockies and named 1985 Colt of the Year.

The Town of Avon honored Representative Williams as a "Citizen ofofthe the Valley" with a bronze portrait, he served as a trustee on the board of the National WesternWestem Stock Show Association, and, in 2019, he was inducted into the Colorado FFA Agricultural Hall ofofFame; Fame;

and WHEREAS, After leaving the legislature, Representative Williams applied his political and legislative experience as a partner in a government relations consulting business from 1993 to 2019 with Stan Sours, Laura Locke, and his partner, Bob Simpson, representing the ColoradoCattlemen'sAssociation,ColoradoWoolGrowersAssociation,ColoradoCattlemen'sAssociation, ColoradoBeerDistributorsAssociation,ColoradoFarmCredit,ColoradoColoradoWoolGrowersAssociation, RiverWaterConservationDistrict,WilliamsEnergyPipelineMidstream,ColoradoBeerDistributorsAssociation, ColoradoFarmCredit, Colorado RiverWaterConservationDistrict, WilliamsEnergyPipelineMidstream, Mile High Racing and Entertainment, and many other clients along the way;

and WHEREAS, Representative Williams, whether as an elected official orlobbyist,wasknownbyhiscolleaguesandor friendsasafierceadvocatelobbyist, was known by his colleagues and friends as a fierce advocate for Colorado's agriculture industry;

and WHEREAS, Representative Williams was known to be fair and honest.Heknewwhentocompromiseandwasrecognizedasaneffectivehonest. legislator and lobbyist by his constituents, clients, and colleagues;

andHeknewwhento WHEREAS,compromiseand Representative Williams was arecognized mentoras toan aeffective numberlegislator of individuals who have made their careersinpolitics,instilling in themthe need to work honestly, maintain integrity, and alwayslobbyist respectby thehis institutionconstituents, ofclients, the General Assembly and thecolleagues; legislative process;

and WHEREAS, AtRepresentative theWilliams timewas a mentor to a number of hisindividuals death,who Representativehave Williamsmade wastheir livinginScottsdale,Arizona,enjoyingawell-deservedretirementandhiscareers passionsinpolitics, forinstilling travelin them the need to work honestly, maintain integrity, and music;always respect the institution ofthe General Assembly and the legislative process;

and WHEREAS,RepresentativeWilliamsissurvivedbyhisWHEREAS, partner,At Bobthe Simpson;time of his death, Representative Williams was livingin Scottsdale,Arizona, enjoyingawell-deservedretirementandhis passions for travel and music;

hisand twoWHEREAS, children,Representative Jeff Williams andis Danasurvived Williams;by his partner, Bob Simpson;

his two children, JeffWilliams and Dana Williams;

now, therefore, PAGE 3-HOUSE MEMORIAL 26-1001 Be It Resolved by the House ofofRepresentatives Representativesofthe ofSeventy-.fzfth the Seventy-fifth General Assembly ofofthe the State ofofColorado, Colorado, That, in the death ofofRepresentative Representative Dan Williams, the people ofofthe the State ofofColorado Colorado have lost a devoted public servant and an outstanding citizen,andthatwe,themembersoftheSeventy-fifthGeneralAssembly,citizen, andthatwe, the members ofthe Seventy-fifth GeneralAssembly, pay tribute to Dan Williams for years of dedicated public service and extend our deep and heartfelt sympathy to the members ofofthe the family.

Be It Further Resolved, That copies ofofthis this Memorial be sent to Bob Simpson, JeffJeffWilliams, Williams, and Dana Williams.

____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Julie McCluskie CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF REPRESENTATIVES \ PAGE 4-HOUSE MEMORIAL 26-1001