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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 609 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 609

 Relative to the death of Paul Laxalt, the former Governor and Senator 
                        of the State of Nevada.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            August 16, 2018

 Mr. Heller (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, 
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
 Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, 
   Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
 Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, 
   Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Donnelly, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, 
Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Harris, Ms. 
Hassan, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, 
 Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
Kaine, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
  Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson, 
Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
Scott, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, 
   Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, 
and Mr. Young) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
                             and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Relative to the death of Paul Laxalt, the former Governor and Senator 
                        of the State of Nevada.

Whereas Paul Dominique Laxalt was born to Dominique Laxalt and Therese 
        (Alpetche) Laxalt on August 2, 1922, at St. Mary's Hospital in Reno, 
        Nevada;
Whereas Dominique Laxalt and Therese Laxalt were immigrants from the Basque 
        region in Europe;
Whereas Dominique Laxalt was a sheepherder and Therese Laxalt operated a family-
        owned hotel in Carson City, Nevada;
Whereas Paul Laxalt was the oldest child and sibling to Robert, Suzanne, John, 
        Marie, and Peter;
Whereas Paul Laxalt attended Carson High School, where he was student body 
        president and played on the 1938 State basketball champion team;
Whereas Paul Laxalt served his country in the United States Army as a medic 
        during World War II and saw action at the Battle of Leyte in the 
        Philippines;
Whereas Paul Laxalt married Jackalyn Ross in 1946 and had 6 children: Gail, 
        Sheila, Michelle, Kevin, Kathleen, and John Paul;
Whereas Paul Laxalt attended Santa Clara University and graduated from law 
        school at the University of Denver in 1949;
Whereas Paul Laxalt served as district attorney for Ormsby County, Nevada, from 
        1951 to 1954;
Whereas Paul Laxalt served as Nevada Lieutenant Governor from 1963 to 1967;
Whereas Paul Laxalt ran for the United States Senate in 1964 but lost by 48 
        votes;
Whereas Paul Laxalt served as Governor of the State of Nevada from 1967 to 1971;
Whereas, as Governor of the State of Nevada, Paul Laxalt--

    (1) formed the first community colleges and began the first medical 
school in Nevada;

    (2) helped develop the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to protect and 
preserve Lake Tahoe;

    (3) advanced the gaming industry in Nevada;

    (4) expanded the park system; and

    (5) in 1968, appointed Reverend William Wynn to be Director of the 
Office of Economic Opportunity, who was the first African American in 
Nevada to serve in the cabinet of a governor;

Whereas, in 1975, Paul Laxalt married Carol Wilson, who had a daughter, Denise, 
        who he adopted;
Whereas Paul Laxalt served as United States Senator for the State of Nevada from 
        1974 to 1987;
Whereas Paul Laxalt was known as ``the first friend'' to President Ronald 
        Reagan;
Whereas Paul Laxalt served as presidential campaign chairman for Ronald Reagan 
        in 1976, 1980, and 1984;
Whereas Paul Laxalt served as General Chairman of the Republican National 
        Committee from 1983 to 1987;
Whereas Paul Laxalt ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1987;
Whereas Paul Laxalt served as presidential campaign advisor to George H.W. Bush 
        in 1988;
Whereas Paul Laxalt served as presidential campaign advisor to Senator Bob Dole 
        in 1996;
Whereas Paul Laxalt was a partner in a New York-based law firm and a successor 
        law firm, Laxalt, Washington, Perito & Dubuc, and also formed a 
        government consulting firm known as the Paul Laxalt Group; and
Whereas the State of Nevada and the United States are deeply indebted to Paul 
        Laxalt for his lifelong dedication to public service and commitment to 
        improving the lives of all of the people of the State of Nevada and the 
        United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate--
                    (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret 
                the announcement of the death of the Honorable Paul 
                Laxalt, former Member of the United States Senate;
                    (B) extends deepest condolences and gratitude to 
                the family of Paul Laxalt; and
                    (C) honors the legacy and life of Paul Laxalt, his 
                commitment to the people of the State of Nevada and the 
                United States, and his service to the Senate;
            (2) the Secretary of the Senate communicate this resolution 
        to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy 
        thereof to the family of the deceased; and
            (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as 
        a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Paul 
        Laxalt.
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