HM 17-1002 — Memorializing Former Representative Richard Gebhardt

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MEMORIALIZINGand FORMERHooton, STATEHouse Committees HOUSE MEMORIAL 17-1002 M EMORIALIZINGFORMER S TATE REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD "RICH""RICH GEBHARDT." GEBHARDT .

and WHEREAS,RichardGlennGebhardtwasborninDenver,Colorado,WHEREAS, onMay18,Richard 1931,Glenn andGebhardt atwas theborn agein ofDenver, two-and-a-halfColorado,onMay18,1931,andattheageoftwo-and-a-halfwasadopted wasadoptedbyGlennby Glenn and Dora Gebhardt, both public school teachers;

and WHEREAS, During the last big drive of the war, Representative g 7 Gebhardt's battalion was cut off fromthe restrestof ofhis hisgroupgroup and during the ensuingd battle0 heSe was, hitOl by1 shrapnelShading indenotes theHOUSE legamendment. and abdomen.

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ensuing battle he was hit by shrapnel in the leg and abdomen.

and WHEREAS,WhenhereturnedtoColorado,RepresentativeGebhardtWHEREAS, attendedWhen thehe Universityreturned ofto ColoradoColorado, atRepresentative Boulder,GebhardtattendedtheUniversityofColoradoatBoulder,graduatingwith graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics in 1957 and a Masters of Public Administration in 1958, and during his time at school was elected to student body government;

and WHEREAS,RepresentativeGebhardtcarriedthisquotefromJohnF.WHEREAS,RepresentativeGebhardtcarriedthisquotefromJohn F.

KennedyinKennedy in his wallet:

WhileyouneedtomoveWhile you need to move to your future you cannot let go of what you had witnessed and what you hadlearned.Onethinglearnedisthatyouarecapableofpersonalcouragehad whentheneedisthrustuponyou.However,onesingularcrucialideayoulearned. grasp from the experience of war is that war is wrong and when you returnhomeyoumusttakethelifeofyourcountryseriouslywhichmeans that the rest of the life you have been given as a survivor means doing all you can to prevent another war.";

andOne WHEREAS,thing Inlearned 1965,is Representativethat Gebhardtyou wasare electedcapable to the Colorado House of Representativespersonal andcourage servedwhen two terms as the firstneed Democratis electedthrust inupon Boulderyou. County in 16 years;

However, one singular crucial idea you grasp from the experience of war is that war is wrong and WHEREAS,when Duringyou hisreturn timehome inyou must take the statelife legislature,of heyour rancountry seriously which means that the firstrest legislationtoestablishhospicecare,thoughthelegislationwouldnotpassof forthe anotherlife 10you years;have been given as a survivor means doing all you can to prevent another war.";

and PAGEWHEREAS,In 2-HOUSE1965, MEMORIAL 17-1002 WHEREAS, Representative Gebhardt was theelected Westernto Regionalthe CampaignColorado ChairmanHouse forof RobertRepresentatives Kennedy'sand campaignserved fortwo president,terms travelingas with Robert Kennedy to the southfirst duringDemocrat theelected Civilin RightsBoulder Movement,andalsoservedasaColoradocoordinatorforTedKennedy'sCounty campaignin for16 president;years;

and WHEREAS,WHEREAS,Duringhistimeinthestatelegislature,heranthefirst Representativelegislationtoestablishhospicecare,thoughthelegislationwouldnotpass Gebhardt was the Democratic candidate for theanother United10 Statesyears; House of Representatives Second Congressional District in 1970;

and WHEREAS,For25years,RepresentativeGebhardtservedasBoulderWHEREAS, CountyRepresentative PublicGebhardt Trustee,was servingthe underWestern fourRegional ColoradoCampaign governors,Chairman andfor heRobert workedKennedy's campaign for Northwesternpresident, Mutualtraveling Lifewith forRobert 53Kennedy years;to the south during the Civil Rights Movement,andalsoservedasaColoradocoordinatorforTedKennedy's campaign for president;

and -2- 1002 WHEREAS, Representative Gebhardt lovedwas the outdoors,Democratic callingcandidate himselfanaturalist,andlovedspendingtimeinthemountainsathiscabinfor andthe nearUnited theStates oceanHouse inof Maui,Representatives Hawaii;Second Congressional District in 1970;

and WHEREAS, For 25 years, Representative Gebhardt served as Boulder CountyPublic Trustee, serving under four Colorado governors, and he worked for Northwestern Mutual Life for 53 years;

and WHEREAS,Representative Gebhardtlovedtheoutdoors,calling himselfanaturalist,andlovedspendingtimeinthemountainsathiscabin and near the ocean in Maui, Hawaii;

and WHEREAS, Representative Gebhardt loved taking his grandkids forforridesinhisJeep;wasknownfornevermissingabirthday,singingand ridesplaying inthe hisharmonica Jeep;for each family member;

was known for never missing a birthday, singing and playing the harmonica for each family member;

now, therefore, BeBeItResolvedbytheHouseofRepresentativesoftheSeventy-first It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-first General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

PAGE 3-HOUSE MEMORIAL 17-1002 That, in the death of Richard Glenn Gebhardt, the people of the State ofColoradohavelostadevotedpublicservantandanoutstandingcitizen,of Colorado have lost a devoted public servant and an outstanding citizen, and that we, the members of the House of Representatives of the Seventy-first General Assembly, paytribute to Richard Gebhardt for his years of dedicated public service and do hereby extend our deep and heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family.

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