Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
SENATE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION NO. 8001
(Memorial Resolutions Committee)
A memorial resolution for deceased members of the Senate of North Dakota.
WHEREAS, God has welcomed to their eternal home our former colleagues:
Dwight Cook, who served in the 55
th
through the 66
th
Legislative Assemblies, from District 34, died
January 7, 2024;
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;
Richard Wayne Goldberg, who served in the 40
th
through the 43
rd
Legislative Assemblies, from
District 21, died July 18, 2023;
Daniel Fred Jerome, who served in the 52
nd
and 53
rd
Legislative Assemblies, from District 9, died
May 25, 2024;
Douglas Allen Larsen, who served in the 67
th
and 68
th
Legislative Assemblies, from District 34, died
October 1, 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;
David E. "Dave" Nething, who served in the 40
th
through the 44
th
Legislative Assemblies, from
District 29, in the 45
th
through the 57
th
Legislative Assemblies, from District 48, and in the 58
th
through
the 62
nd
Legislative Assemblies, from District 12, died December 2, 2024;
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;
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; and
WHEREAS, we now pause to mourn the passing of our former Senate 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 SENATE 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 Senate and that the Secretary of
State present enrolled copies of this resolution to the surviving families of these deceased Senators. S.M.R. NO. 8001 - PAGE 2
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President of the Senate
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Secretary of the Senate
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
at ________ o’clock ________M.
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Secretary of State