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2025
VT LEG #382038 v.1
No. R-21. House concurrent resolution in memory of former Bennington Select
Board Chair, Representative, and Assistant Judge James H. Colvin.
(H.C.R.16)
Offered by Representatives Morrissey of Bennington, Cooper of Pownal, Corcoran of
Bennington, Durfee of Shaftsbury, Greer of Bennington, Hunter of Manchester, James of
Manchester, Nigro of Bennington, and Pinsonault of Dorset
Offered by Senators Bongartz and Plunkett
Whereas, Jim Colvin, a native of Bennington, graduated from Bennington High
School and Central Missouri State University, and he subsequently earned a master’s
degree, and
Whereas, as an educator, he taught science at Mount Anthony Union High School,
worked as a guidance counselor, and completed his career in this field as the principal of
Molly Stark Elementary School, and
Whereas, as an entrepreneur, Jim Colvin purchased, operated, and expanded the
Bennington Car Wash; established the Bennington Express Lube in 2002; and managed
Catamount Pellet Fuel Corporation in Adams, Massachusetts, and
Whereas, most notably, Jim Colvin’s distinguished public service began in 1979 as a
Bennington Select Board member, including five years chairing its municipal panel; and
subsequently, he served as town manager; one of the community’s listers; and as the
town’s moderator, a role that required his oversight of parliamentary decorum at town
meetings, and
Whereas, in 1998, Jim Colvin was elected for the first of two consecutive terms to the
House of Representatives, and despite his relatively brief legislative tenure, he was
honored to serve as the House Committee on Commerce chair, and
Whereas, Jim Colvin continued his public service in the Judicial Branch, serving as a
Bennington County assistant judge for over two decades, from 2002–2023, and
Whereas, this dedicated public servant and admired civic leader died on September 20,
2024, at 77 years of age, and his survivors include his wife, Lodie; his daughters; and his
grandchildren, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly extends its sincere condolences to the family of former
Bennington Select Board Chair, Representative, and Assistant Judge James H. Colvin,
and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
the family of Jim Colvin.