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9 General Description:
10 This resolution honors the achievements of Fred Hayes.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This resolution:
13 ▸ honors the achievements of Fred Hayes; and
14 ▸ encourages the renaming of the Starvation State Park to the Fred Hayes State Park
15 at Starvation.
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19 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
20 WHEREAS, Fred Hayes was appointed division director of State Parks and Recreation
21 in 2012, and has been instrumental in significantly increasing the profile of Utah's 44 state
22 parks;
23 WHEREAS, Hayes began his state parks career in 1982 as a seasonal park ranger aide
24 at Starvation State Park;
25 WHEREAS, over the years Hayes held numerous positions with the division, including
26 park ranger, nature center education specialist, off-highway vehicle coordinator, and deputy
27 director;
28 WHEREAS, as a direct result of Hayes's leadership as division director, state parks
29 have experienced record park attendance and profitability annually and have aggressively been
30 developing and creating new recreational opportunities statewide;
31 WHEREAS, Hayes's motto of "more people having more fun in more parks more often"
32 has been the division's driving force behind its success;
33 WHEREAS, Hayes's passion for his employees, outdoor recreation, and the state of
34 Utah was easily recognized by others and had a way of rubbing off on those around him;
35 WHEREAS, when he was appointed director of the division, Hayes vowed to "fight
36 with our dying breath" to keep every park open;
37 WHEREAS, Hayes passed away unexpectedly on March 2, 2018;
38 WHEREAS, in addition to being an exemplary state employee and leader, Fred Hayes
39 was also a loving husband to his wife, Serena, and a devoted father to their five children; and
40 WHEREAS, Hayes's commitment to the excellence of Utah's state parks and recreation
41 system has allowed Utah's state parks to flourish for the benefit of all Utahns:
42 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
43 Governor concurring therein, encourages the renaming of the Starvation State Park to the Fred
44 Hayes State Park at Starvation.
45 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to Mike Styler,
46 director of the Department of Natural Resources, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the state's
47 congressional delegation.
48 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to Fred Hayes's
49 family.