AJR70: Joint Resolution Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 70

January 4, 1996 - Introduced by Representative Nass. Referred to Calendar.

AJR70,1,1 Relating to: commending Major General Jerald Slack upon his retirement.

AJR70,1,3 Whereas, Major General Jerald Slack, the Adjutant General of Wisconsin, will retire during January 1996; and

AJR70,1,5 Whereas, he was born on February 14, 1936, and earned a degree in civil engineering from Bradley University; and

AJR70,1,7 Whereas, he began his military career by enlisting in the Illinois Air National Guard in 1959, and he transferred to the Wisconsin Air National Guard in 1961; and

AJR70,1,9 Whereas, due to his administrative ability and his acquisition of skills by means of training, he rose rapidly through the ranks; and

AJR70,1,10 Whereas, he was appointed adjutant general on December 21, 1989; and

AJR70,1,12 Whereas, before his appointment as adjutant general, he was the administrator of the division of facilities management in the Department of Administration; and

AJR70,1,15 Whereas, he is a member of the Legion of Merit and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award and numerous other medals; and

AJR70,1,17 Whereas, he was promoted to major general on August 3, 1990; now, therefore, be it

AJR70,2,4 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the legislature of the state of Wisconsin commend Major General Jerald Slack for his decades of meritorious service to this state as the epitome of a citizen-soldier and wish him a long, healthy and happy retirement; and, be it further

AJR70,2,6 Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall provide a copy of this joint resolution to Major General Jerald Slack.

AJR70,2,7 (End)