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9 This resolution of the House of Representatives honors the life and service of former
10 Speaker Rebecca D. Lockhart.
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12 This resolution:
13 ▸ honors former Speaker Rebecca D. Lockhart for her years of faithful, tireless service
14 to the citizens of the state of Utah and the legislative process; and
15 ▸ expresses the House's deepest sympathy to the members of her family.
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19 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
20 WHEREAS, Rebecca D. Lockhart was born in Reno, Nevada, on November 20th,
21 1968;
22 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart attended Brigham Young University where she obtained
23 a degree in nursing;
24 WHEREAS, Speaker Rebecca D. Lockhart was elected to the Utah House of
25 Representatives on January 1st, 1999, at the age of 30;
26 WHEREAS, during her tenure in the Utah House of Representatives, Speaker Lockhart
27 served on the Access to Health Care and Coverage Task Force; the Administrative Rules
28 Review Committee; the Commission on Federalism; the Education Interim Committee; the
29 Education Task Force; the Executive Appropriations Committee; the Health and Human
30 Services Appropriations Subcommittee; the Health and Human Services Interim Committee;
31 the House Education Committee; the House Government Operations Committee; the House
32 Health and Human Services Committee; the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
33 Committee; the House Legislative Expense Oversight Committee; the House Management
34 Committee; the House Quasi-Governmental Entities Committee; the House Retirement and
35 Independent Entities Committee; the House Revenue and Taxation Committee; the House
36 Rules Committee; the House Rules Interim Committee; the House Transportation Committee;
37 the House Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Committee; the
38 Joint House and Senate Rules Committee; the Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal
39 Justice Interim Committee; the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; the
40 Legislative Audit Subcommittee; the Legislative Management Committee; the Legislative
41 Policy Summit; the Legislative Records Committee; the Natural Resources Appropriations
42 Subcommittee; the Privately Owned Health Care Organization Task Force; the Public
43 Education Appropriations Subcommittee; the Quasi-Governmental Entities Appropriations
44 Subcommittee; the Redistricting Committee; the Retirement and Independent Entities
45 Appropriations Subcommittee; the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee; the
46 Subcommittee on Oversight; the Tobacco Subcommittee; the Transportation Interim
47 Committee; the Transportation Planning Task Force; the Transportation, Environmental
48 Quality, National Guard, and Veterans' Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee; the Utah
49 Constitutional Revision Commission; and the Workforce Services Interim Committee;
50 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart faithfully served the citizens of the state of Utah as a
51 member of the House of Representatives for 16 years;
52 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart's service to the citizens of the state of Utah was
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54 WHEREAS, beginning in 2011, Speaker Lockhart served two terms as the Speaker of
55 the House;
56 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart was a loving wife to her husband, Stan, and devoted
57 mother to her children, Hannah, Emily, and Stephen;
58 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart will always be remembered for her strength in
59 leadership, selflessness in public service, devotion to family, trust in God's providence, and
60 gratitude for a life fully lived;
61 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart was known for her inclusiveness and for fostering close
62 friendships among the minority party during her time in the Legislature;
63 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart is widely revered as an exceptional role model for
64 young women as Utah's first female Speaker;
65 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart's unwavering commitment to Utah's school children,
66 economic development, and the bolstering of Utah's transportation infrastructure will be felt for
67 generations;
68 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart was a tireless advocate for women in public service;
69 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart's life will be remembered as one of depth and
70 accomplishment;
71 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart will be remembered as a wonderful example of the civic
72 engagement that is the lifeblood of democracy and for a life spent in the service of others;
73 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart's commitment to engaging youth in public service was
74 unmatched;
75 WHEREAS, Speaker Lockhart was known for reaching out to members of all faiths and
76 her service in her own church; and
77 WHEREAS, her tireless leadership brought great distinction to the state of Utah:
78 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
79 state of Utah expresses its most heartfelt gratitude for the life and service of Rebecca D.
80 Lockhart, former Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives.
81 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives expresses its deepest
82 sympathy to the family of former Speaker Rebecca D. Lockhart and assures them that she will
83 always be remembered with love and gratitude by the citizens of Utah.
84 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be presented to the
85 members of the Lockhart family.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-26-15 9:33 AM
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel