25.3107.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Memorial Resolutions Committee
A memorial resolution for deceased members of the House of Representatives of North Dakota.
WHEREAS, God has welcomed to their eternal home our former colleagues:
Joshua David Christy, who served in the 68
th
and 69
th
Legislative Assemblies, from
District 27, died February 18, 2025;
Judy Lee DeMers, who served in the 48
th
through the 52
nd
Legislative Assemblies, from
District 17-18, and in the 53
rd
through the 56
th
Legislative Assemblies, from District 18, died
March 12, 2024;
Alan Gail Erickson, who served in the 52
nd
Legislative Assembly, from District 3, died May 7,
2024;
Odell Donald Flaagan, who served in the 50
th
through the 52
nd
Legislative Assemblies, from
District 23, died April 30, 2024;
William Frederick Gackle, who served in the 38
th
Legislative Assembly, from District 24, and
in the 40
th
through the 46
th
Legislative Assemblies, from District 28, died July 30, 2023;
Moine Ray Gates, who served in the 47
th
through the 53
rd
Legislative Assemblies, from
District 43, died April 27, 2023;
Kathy Hawken, who served in the 55
th
through the 64
th
Legislative Assemblies, from
District 46, died December 2, 2023;
Neil Barry Hensrud, who served in the 44
th
Legislative Assembly, from District 18, died
January 22, 2025;
James Eugene "Jim" Kieffer, who served in the 42
nd
Legislative Assembly, from District 22,
died September 13, 2023;
Richard William Kloubec, who served in the 43
rd
Legislative Assembly, from District 21, in
the 45
th
through the 47
th
Legislative Assemblies, from District 46, and in the 48
th
through the
52
nd
Legislative Assemblies, from District 51, died June 7, 2023;
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Charles Franklin Mertens, who served in the 42
nd
through the 51
st
Legislative Assemblies,
from District 15, died April 13, 2024;
David Henry Montplaisir, Sr., who served in the 39
th
Legislative Assembly, from District 10,
died October 2, 2023;
Donald B. Moore, who served in the 42
nd
Legislative Assembly and in the 47
th
through the
52
nd
Legislative Assemblies, from District 28, died November 30, 2023;
Robert Keith "Bob" Muhs, Sr., who served in the 52
nd
Legislative Assembly, from District 7,
died July 24, 2023;
Rosemarie C. Myrdal, who served in the 49
th
through the 52
nd
Legislative Assemblies, from
District 11, died October 11, 2023;
Mark S. Owens, who served in the 59
th
and 60
th
Legislative Assemblies, from District 18,
and in the 62
nd
through the 67
th
Legislative Assemblies, from District 17, died April 28, 2024;
Winston Monroe "Cash" Register, who served in the 41
st
Legislative Assembly, from
District 18, died March 28, 2024;
Neil Hubert Romfo, who served in the 47
th
Legislative Assembly, from District 10, died
April 29, 2023;
Daniel Frederick Rylance, who served in the 44
th
Legislative Assembly, from District 18, and
in the 45
th
Legislative Assembly, from District 43, died November 28, 2023;
Randy A. Schobinger, who served in the 54
th
through the 59
th
Legislative Assemblies, from
District 3, and in the 65
th
through the 68
th
Legislative Assemblies, from District 40, died
August 13, 2024;
Charles Leo Scofield, who served in the 43
rd
through the 46
th
Legislative Assemblies, from
District 1, died November 22, 2024;
Dorvan Solberg, who served in the 56
th
through the 60
th
Legislative Assemblies, from
District 2, died January 21, 2024;
Herbert A. "Herb" Urlacher, who served in the 51
st
and 52
nd
Legislative Assemblies, from
District 38, and in the 53
rd
through the 60
th
Legislative Assemblies, from District 36, died
October 29, 2023;
Gary M. "Slim" Williamson, who served in the 39
th
Legislative Assembly, from District 29,
and in the 40
th
Legislative Assembly, from District 5, died June 24, 2023; and
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WHEREAS, we now pause to mourn the passing of our former House of Representatives
colleagues and to honor their memories; and
WHEREAS, these legislators rendered outstanding service to the people of the state by
their contributions to public service;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
NORTH DAKOTA:
That we express our sorrow on their passing and our appreciation, on behalf of the people
of North Dakota, of the loyal and devoted service of our former colleagues; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that for the perpetuation of their memory this token of
respect and sympathy by their successors in trust be printed in the Journal of the House of
Representatives and that the Secretary of State present enrolled copies of this resolution to the
surviving families of these deceased Representatives.
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