| 9 | | - | Whereas, born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Massachusetts, Tom Salmon earned |
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| 10 | | - | both undergraduate and law school degrees from Boston College and a master’s in |
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| 11 | | - | taxation law from New York University Law School, and |
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| 12 | | - | Whereas, after completion of his education, he moved to Bellows Falls and |
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| 13 | | - | commenced practicing law and became active in the community, and |
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| 14 | | - | Whereas, in 1959, the voters of Rockingham elected him a justice of the peace and he |
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| 15 | | - | was also appointed that community’s legal counsel, and in 1963, he became a municipal |
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| 16 | | - | judge, and |
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| 17 | | - | Whereas, Tom Salmon served as the member from Rockingham in the Vermont House |
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| 18 | | - | of Representatives from 1966 to 1970, serving as House Minority Leader, and |
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| 19 | | - | Whereas, in 1972, at literally the last moment, when it appeared that no candidate |
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| 20 | | - | would file for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, Tom Salmon volunteered to |
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| 21 | | - | launch his long-shot bid for candidacy, and |
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| 22 | | - | Whereas, in a truly astounding victory, Tom Salmon won 56 percent of the vote, |
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| 23 | | - | becoming the State’s 75th Governor, serving for two terms in an administration known |
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| 24 | | - | for the theme “Vermont is not for sale” and initiatives tackling property tax rates, and |
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| 25 | | - | Whereas, Tom Salmon remained a prominent citizen whose adroit leadership would |
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| 26 | | - | be called upon frequently, including as Chair of the Green Mountain Power Board of |
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| 27 | | - | Directors, and |
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| 28 | | - | Whereas, in 1991, the University of Vermont (UVM) Board of Trustees requested that |
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| 29 | | - | he serve as Interim UVM President; and in this office, which he described as “an honor |
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| 30 | | - | and challenge,” his six-year tenure steadied the governance of UVM and prepared the |
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| 31 | | - | campus for the future, and |
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| 32 | | - | Whereas, former Governor Tom Salmon’s long, active, and highly productive life |
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| 33 | | - | ended on January 14, 2025 at 92 years of age, and his survivors include his children, |
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| 34 | | - | grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, now therefore be it |
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| 7 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutioninmemoryofformerRepresentative,Governor,andInterimUniversityof |
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| 8 | + | VermontPresidentThomasPaulSalmon |
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| 9 | + | Whereas,borninCleveland,Ohio,andraisedinMassachusetts,TomSalmonearnedbothundergraduateand |
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| 10 | + | lawschooldegreesfromBostonCollegeandamaster’sintaxationlawfromNewYorkUniversityLaw |
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| 11 | + | School, and |
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| 12 | + | Whereas,aftercompletionofhiseducation,hemovedtoBellowsFallsandcommencedpracticinglawand |
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| 13 | + | becameactiveinthecommunity,and |
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| 14 | + | Whereas,in1959,thevotersofRockinghamelectedhimajusticeofthepeaceandhewasalsoappointed |
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| 15 | + | thatcommunity’slegalcounsel,andin1963,hebecameamunicipaljudge, and |
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| 16 | + | Whereas,TomSalmonservedasthememberfromRockinghamintheVermontHouseofRepresentatives |
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| 17 | + | from1966to1970,servingasHouseMinorityLeader, and |
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| 18 | + | Whereas,in1972,atliterallythelastmoment,whenitappearedthatnocandidatewouldfileforthe |
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| 19 | + | Democraticgubernatorialnomination,TomSalmonvolunteeredtolaunchhislong-shotbidforcandidacy, and |
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| 20 | + | Whereas,inatrulyastoundingvictory,TomSalmonwon56percentofthevote,becomingtheState’s75th |
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| 21 | + | Governor,servingfortwotermsinanadministrationknownforthetheme“Vermontisnotforsale”and |
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| 22 | + | initiativestacklingpropertytaxrates, and |
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| 23 | + | Whereas,TomSalmonremainedaprominentcitizenwhoseadroitleadershipwouldbecalledupon |
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| 24 | + | frequently,includingasChairoftheGreenMountainPowerBoardofDirectors, and |
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| 25 | + | Whereas,in1991,theUniversityofVermont(UVM)BoardofTrusteesrequestedthatheserveasInterim |
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| 26 | + | UVMPresident;andinthisoffice,whichhedescribedas“anhonorandchallenge,”hissix-yeartenuresteadied |
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| 27 | + | thegovernanceofUVMandpreparedthecampusforthefuture, and |
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| 28 | + | Whereas,formerGovernorTomSalmon’slong,active,andhighlyproductivelifeendedonJanuary14, |
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| 29 | + | 2025at92yearsofage,andhissurvivorsincludehischildren,grandchildren,andgreat-grandchildren, |
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| 30 | + | now therefore be it |
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