AJR79: Joint Resolution Text

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

2001 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 79

January 4, 2002 - Introduced by Representatives Black, Miller, Berceau, Hahn and Skindrud, cosponsored by Senators Risser, Chvala and Erpenbach. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AJR79,1,1 Relating to: the life and public service of Robert O. Uehling.

AJR79,1,3 Whereas, Robert O. Uehling was born on April 23, 1915, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, and died on November 29, 2001, in Madison, Wisconsin; and

AJR79,1,6 Whereas, Mr. Uehling graduated from Wisconsin Rapids High School, attended Santa Monica Junior College, and earned both his B.A. degree in 1939 and LL.B. degree in 1941 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; and

AJR79,1,9 Whereas, Mr. Uehling served his country with the U.S. Army during World War II as a forward observer with the 45th Infantry Division artillery in North Africa, Anzio, Italy, and southern France; and

AJR79,1,11 Whereas, he was awarded the Bronze Star for "Heroism in Ground Combat while near Fremifontaine, France, in October 1944"; and

AJR79,1,14 Whereas, prior to going overseas during World War II, Mr. Uehling married Dorothy Knauss, who preceded him in death in 1986 after they celebrated 43 years of togetherness; and

AJR79,2,3 Whereas, Mr. Uehling also served from 1952 to 1957 as an administrative officer of the state Selective Service System, and retired as a colonel from the Wisconsin National Guard; and

AJR79,2,5 Whereas, he received his first taste of an elected office with a stint on the Madison city council from 1959 to 1961; and

AJR79,2,7 Whereas, Mr. Uehling was first elected to the Wisconsin assembly in 1960, and served continuously from the 1961 through the 1969 sessions; and

AJR79,2,10 Whereas, after his tenure in the assembly, Mr. Uehling was appointed chief clerk of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, by the court, in 1973, and served in that position from September 1, 1973, to January 1978; and

AJR79,2,12 Whereas, Mr. Uehling married Eleanor Jane Crawford in 1987; and, be it further

AJR79,2,16 Resolved by the assembly assembly senate concurring, That the members of the Wisconsin legislature commend the devoted public service that Robert O. Uehling contributed to this state and his community, express their sorrow at his death, and extend their condolences to his family and friends; and, be it further

AJR79,2,22 Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall provide copies of this joint resolution to Mr. Uehling's wife, Eleanor Jane Crawford Uehling; to his two sons, Robert H. Uehling of Capitola, California, and Richard A. Uehling of Sausalito, California; and to his five stepchildren, Eleanor C. Blitzer of Florida, Katharine C. Robey of Georgia, Melissa C. Kotas of Wisconsin, John Crawford of New York, and Helen C. McDermott of California.

AJR79,2,23 (End)