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Show APPENDIX H RESOLUTION PAYING TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE WHEREAS, WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE, was summoned to his reward on January 29, 1957; and WHEREAS, he was a man of many accomplishments who gave freely of his time and his talents, in the interest of his fellow men, in water conservation; and WHEREAS, in addition to his many contributions as a business man and a civic leader he was champion of the effort to establish and protect water rights, working continuously .and effectively to develop the water resources of the West; and WHEREAS, he made significant contributions in the framing and enactment of the Colorado River Compact of 1922, the treaty with Mexico in 1944, and the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of 1948; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Upper Colorado River Commission on behalf of the people of the four Upper Basin States, pays tribute to this dignified man who has freely and unstintingly given of his time, his unlimited energy and his conspicuous ability, ripened by rich and extensive experience, with great satisfaction for his record of a long life of usefulness and achievement; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the Commission and that copies be sent to his sisters and each of his children. -102- |