1999 Assembly Joint Resolution 69
ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION
Relating to: the life and public service of Lynn E. Stalbaum.
Whereas, Lynn E. Stalbaum was born on May 15, 1920, in Waterford, Wisconsin, and died on June 27, 1999, in Washington, D.C.; and
Whereas, Mr. Stalbaum was educated in Racine County rural schools and graduated from the Racine County Agriculture School in 1936; and
Whereas, during World War II, he served aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer in the South Pacific; and
Whereas, Mr. Stalbaum served in the Wisconsin senate from 1955 to 1964, where he was elected minority caucus chairman in the 1957, 1959 and 1961 sessions and assistant minority leader in the 1963 session; and
Whereas, Mr. Stalbaum's former legislative colleagues have described him "as a legislator who had the maddening tendency to expect reason to dominate legislative debate"; and
Whereas, he represented Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967 and served with distinction on the Committee on Agriculture; and
Whereas, upon leaving Congress, he became a certified public accountant and served as legislative consultant to rural electric and dairy cooperatives; and
Whereas, from the mid-1960's to the mid-1990's, he kept his ties to the dairy industry, writing articles for Hoard's Dairyman magazine; and
Whereas, Mr. Stalbaum served as the president of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Bethesda, Maryland; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the Wisconsin legislature commend the devoted public service that Lynn E. Stalbaum contributed to this state and country, 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. Stalbaum's daughters, Linda and Lori Stalbaum; and to his sons, Dale and Dane Stalbaum.
