House Joint Resolution 25-1027 Revised

House Joint Resolution 25-1027

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning designation of a portion of Colorado State

• Page 1, Line 102Highway 1 from East County Road 60 to Interstate 25

• Page 1, Line 103in Larimer County as the "Commissioner Lew Gaiter III

• Page 1, Line 104Memorial Highway".

• Page 1, Line 1WHEREAS, Commissioner Lewis "Lew" Leon Gaiter III was born

• Page 1, Line 2to Sandra and Lew Gaiter Jr., in Denver, Colorado, on November 21, 1959; and

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• Page 1, Line 4WHEREAS, Commissioner Gaiter grew up in Littleton, Colorado,

• Page 1, Line 5graduating from Littleton High School in 1977, and attended Colorado

• Page 1, Line 6State University for two years before starting his career in the computer industry; and

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• Page 1, Line 8WHEREAS, Commissioner Gaiter married his wife, Jeannette, on

• Page 2, Line 1March 14, 1981, in Fort Collins, Colorado, going on to have nine children; and

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• Page 2, Line 3WHEREAS, During his career as a software engineer,

• Page 2, Line 4Commissioner Gaiter worked for companies, including Spectralogic,

• Page 2, Line 5Hewlett-Packard, United Airlines, and Colorado State University and ran his own business, StarFire Enterprises; and

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• Page 2, Line 7WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Larimer County,

• Page 2, Line 8Commissioner Gaiter was first appointed as the Larimer County

• Page 2, Line 9Commissioner representing District 1 in a vacancy election in January

• Page 2, Line 102010 and was elected to the same position in November 2010 and reelected in November 2014, going on to serve for eight years; and

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• Page 2, Line 12WHEREAS, As a dedicated public servant, Commissioner Gaiter

• Page 2, Line 13served as chair of the Larimer County Board of Commissioners and president of Colorado Counties, Inc., among many other roles; and

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• Page 2, Line 15WHEREAS, Commissioner Gaiter was credited with promoting

• Page 2, Line 16rural broadband access, helping to develop a five-year strategic plan, and supporting economic development work; and

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• Page 2, Line 18WHEREAS, Commissioner Gaiter was an active member of the

• Page 2, Line 19Loveland Volunteer Ski Patrol for twenty-five years and a passionate

• Page 2, Line 20Denver Broncos fan and participated in the boards of various nonprofit

• Page 2, Line 21organizations, including Christian Home Educators of Colorado and Realities for Children; and

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• Page 2, Line 23WHEREAS, After a long battle with a rare blood cancer,

• Page 2, Line 24Commissioner Gaiter passed away peacefully on September 18, 2018, with his wife, Jeannette, and other family members by his side; and

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• Page 2, Line 26WHEREAS, Commissioner Gaiter is remembered as "a man of

• Page 2, Line 27great dedication to his work, strong faith, integrity, and courage"; now, therefore,

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• Page 2, Line 29Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:

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• Page 2, Line 31(1)  That the portion of Colorado State Highway 1 in Larimer

• Page 2, Line 32County from East County Road 60 to Interstate 25 be designated as the

• Page 2, Line 33"Commissioner Lew Gaiter III Memorial Highway".

• Page 3, Line 1(2)  That the Colorado Department of Transportation may accept

• Page 3, Line 2and expend gifts, grants, and donations for the purpose of the initial

• Page 3, Line 3placement of signs to mark the portion of Colorado State Highway 1 in

• Page 3, Line 4Larimer County from East County Road 60 to Interstate 25 as the "Commissioner Lew Gaiter III Memorial Highway".

• Page 3, Line 5(3)  That the Colorado Department of Transportation may explore

• Page 3, Line 6a cooperative agreement with the Board of County Commissioners for

• Page 3, Line 7Larimer County for the maintenance of the signs marking the "Commissioner Lew Gaiter III Memorial Highway".

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• Page 3, Line 9Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent

• Page 3, Line 10to Jeannette Gaiter, Sandra Gaiter, Jon Gaiter, Micah Gaiter, Elijah

• Page 3, Line 11Gaiter, Sam Gaiter, Lewis Gaiter, Daniel Gaiter, Josiah Gaiter, Kim Kegu, and Lorenda Volker.