HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 11
Memorializing State Representative James H. Oliver of Hooksett
WHEREAS, we have learned with great sorrow of the death of our friend and colleague James H. Oliver of Hooksett, who was in his third term as a member of the House of Representatives serving the citizens of Merrimack County District 9, the town of Hooksett; and,
WHEREAS, Jim Oliver served with diligence and distinction as a valued member of the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, earning the respect of his colleagues for his depth of knowledge and understanding in considering the many issues that were presented to the committee, knowledge and understanding gained during his long career in law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, Jim Oliver, following his service in the United States Army, served sixteen years in the Bureau of Special Services as a detective with the New York City Police Department, receiving the Department’s Honor Legions Medal of Valor prior to his retirement as a homicide detective, and
WHEREAS, arriving in Hooksett to serve as the Chief of a small, part time police department, he oversaw its development into a full time, twenty-four person agency before his retirement, and
WHEREAS, Jim Oliver helped found the Hooksett Emergency Relief Committee, which offers financial assistance to citizens who may not necessarily meet state welfare requirements, and in 2000 was named Hooksett’s Citizen of the Year, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the New Hampshire House of Representatives in Regular Session convened, that James H. Oliver 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.
Offered by the House of Representatives.