Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
LLS NO. M22-1039.01 Owen Colling x4338 HM22-1002
House Committees
HOUSE MEMORIAL 22-1002
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EMORIALIZING REPRESENTATIVE KIMMI J. LEWIS.101
WHEREAS, Our respected colleague, Kimmi J. Lewis, a member1
of the Colorado General Assembly, departed this life on December 6,2
2019; and3
WHEREAS, Representative Lewis was born on March 19, 1957,4
in La Junta, Colorado, to Kenneth and Jewell Clark; and5
WHEREAS, Representative Lewis was raised on her family's6
cattle ranch halfway between Kim and La Junta, Colorado, where she and7
her three older sisters worked as ranch hands; and8
WHEREAS, While attending Kim High School, Representative9
Lewis started her first cow herd, was the Most Valuable Basketball Player10
in the women's "A" division, and was the Colorado Hereford Queen; and11
WHEREAS, Representative Lewis attended Trinidad State Junior12
College on a basketball scholarship where she majored in music; and13
WHEREAS, In 1975, Representative Lewis married George David14
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Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. "Dave" Lewis, her high school sweetheart, and in 1977, after her1
graduation from college, they moved to Branson, Colorado, and had six2
children; and3
WHEREAS, In 1992, Representative Lewis and her husband4
purchased her family's ranch and operated it along with a cattle and feed5
hauling business; and6
WHEREAS, After her husband Dave's death in 2000,7
Representative Lewis ran both businesses and raised her children, sending8
all six of them to college on academic and athletic scholarships; and9
WHEREAS, Representative Lewis was an active member of the10
Las Animas Republican party and for 30 years served as the President of11
the Trinidad/Las Animas County Republican Women's Club and for many12
years served as the Chair for Senate District 2; and13
WHEREAS, In 2016, Representative Lewis ran for and was14
elected to the State House of Representatives where she served as the15
Representative for House District 64, and was reelected to a second term16
in 2018; and17
WHEREAS, While serving as a State Representative,18
Representative Lewis served on several committees, including19
Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources; Public Heath Care and20
Human Services; Transportation and Energy; Rural Affairs and21
Agriculture; and Transportation and Local Government, and sponsored22
bills on beef country-of-origin and private property rights issues; and23
WHEREAS, Representative Lewis battled breast cancer three24
times: In 2014, during the 2018 legislative session, and finally throughout25
2019; and26
WHEREAS, Representative Lewis is survived by her six children27
and fourteen grandchildren; and28
WHEREAS, Representative Lewis was a devoted public servant29
who will be remembered for her hard work, dedication, and30
accomplishments; now, therefore,31
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-third32
General Assembly of the State of Colorado:33
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Colorado have lost a dedicated public servant and outstanding citizen, and2
that we, the members of the Colorado House of Representatives, do3
hereby extend our deep and heartfelt sympathy to the members of her4
family and pay tribute to a woman who served her state well and5
faithfully.6
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Memorial be sent to7
Kelly Wasson, Keith Lewis, Kenneth Lewis, Kerry Froese, Kristine8
Lewis, and Korry Lewis.9
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