1995 Assembly Joint Resolution 72
ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION
Relating to: the life and public service of Gerald K. Anderson.
Whereas, Gerald K. Anderson was born on April 26, 1921, in the town of Waupaca and died on November 3, 1995, in Waupaca; and
Whereas, he received a B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1942 and a LL.B. degree from that university in 1948; and
Whereas, he served in the U.S. armed forces in World War II; and
Whereas, after he completed his education he practiced law and was the attorney for Manawa from 1948 to 1960 and Waupaca County district attorney from 1954 to 1960, from 1962 to 1964 and from 1971 to 1980; and
Whereas, Mr. Anderson was elected to the assembly in 1964 and reelected in 1966; and
Whereas, he was a member of, and later chairperson of, the Judiciary Committee and also served on the Contingent Expenditures Committee, the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and the Legislative Council Judiciary Committee; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the legislature of the state of Wisconsin salute the many decades of devoted and effective public service that Gerald K. Anderson performed for the people of this state, express their sorrow at his death and extend their condolences to his family and friends; and, be it further
Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall provide copies of this joint resolution to Mr. Anderson's wife, Betty, and to his daughters: Mary Beth Anderson, Kaye E. Anderson and Jill A. Anderson.
