HOUSE RESOLUTION 26
Memorializing State Representative Lee G. Slocum of Amherst
WHEREAS we have learned with great sorrow of the death of our friend and colleague Lee G. Slocum of Amherst, who was in his second term as a member of the House of Representatives serving the citizens of Hillsborough County District 6, the towns of Amherst and Milford; and
WHEREAS, Lee Slocum served with diligence and distinction during one term as a member of the Labor Committee and two terms on the Science, Technology and Energy Committee, earning the deep respect of his colleagues for the passion of his convictions and his careful and organized thought processes which enabled him to offer innovative ideas and alternative solutions to problems; and,
WHEREAS, Lee Slocum served his community in a myriad of ways, including six years of service on the Souhegan Cooperative School Board and as a Scoutmaster and committee chairman of Troop 613 of Amherst, Boy Scouts of America; and
WHEREAS, Lee G. Slocum was a man of diversified interests, including motorcycling and jogging, who enjoyed fishing with his grandson and the easy company of friends and family; and
WHEREAS, Lee G. Slocum was a man who related well to people and often used his dry sense of humor to make a point or support his position, a consummate gentleman, a man of conscience and commitment who held himself to high ethical standards, often remarking that he must always speak the truth to his colleagues; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the New Hampshire House of Representatives in Regular Session convened, that Lee G. Slocum be granted the highest praise and accolades for his dedicated service to his community and his state; and be it further
RESOLVED, that expressions of heartfelt sympathy be extended to his family and that a suitable copy of this Resolution be prepared for presentation to them.
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