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| 2 | | - | 2025 |
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| 4 | | - | VT LEG #382525 v.1 |
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| 5 | | - | No. R-98. House concurrent resolution in memory of former Representative and |
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| 6 | | - | Secretary of Administration Kathleen C. Hoyt of Norwich. |
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| 7 | | - | (H.C.R.78) |
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| 8 | | - | Offered by Representatives Holcombe of Norwich, Masland of Thetford, and Ode of |
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| 9 | | - | Burlington |
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| 10 | | - | Whereas, the pioneering State government leadership of former Representative Kathleen C. |
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| 11 | | - | Hoyt serves as a model for others, and |
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| 12 | | - | Whereas, she was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, on June 6, 1942; was her high |
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| 13 | | - | school class valedictorian; graduated from the University of North Carolina (UNC), Greensboro; |
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| 14 | | - | and unfortunately, her UNC-Chapel Hill graduate school scholarship was discriminatorily not |
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| 15 | | - | renewed because it was transferred to a male student, a terrible decision, and |
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| 16 | | - | Whereas, when driving through Vermont, en route to visiting Expo 67 in Montreal, she found |
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| 17 | | - | the State to be “the most magical place” and moved here in 1968, meeting her future husband, the |
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| 18 | | - | late former Representative Norris “Norrie” Hoyt of Norwich, and propitiously for both, they were |
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| 19 | | - | married at the Vermont State House in 1974, and |
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| 20 | | - | Whereas, Kathy Hoyt served as director of planning at the Agency of Human Services, |
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| 21 | | - | worked at the Vermont Office of Equal Opportunity, and was a member of the Vermont |
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| 22 | | - | Commission on Women before taking time to raise her sons, Christopher and Michael, then |
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| 23 | | - | resumed her public service at the Department of Employment and Training, where she became |
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| 24 | | - | Commissioner, and |
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| 25 | | - | Whereas, Governor Madeleine Kunin recognized Kathy Hoyt’s expertise and effectiveness as |
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| 26 | | - | an administrator and appointed her Chief of Staff and subsequently, Secretary of Civil and |
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| 27 | | - | Military Affairs, and |
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| 28 | | - | Whereas, in August 1991, when Lieutenant Governor Howard Dean suddenly became |
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| 29 | | - | Governor, he turned to Kathy Hoyt to oversee the expedited transition, returning her to the role of |
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| 30 | | - | Chief of Staff, and later appointed her as Vermont’s first female Secretary of Administration, and |
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| 31 | | - | Whereas, after the Dean administration’s conclusion, Kathy Hoyt served on nonprofit and |
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| 32 | | - | corporate boards, including as a University of Vermont trustee; was an advisor to Governors |
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| 33 | | - | Douglas and Shumlin; and concluded her public service as the House member from Norwich, |
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| 34 | | - | serving in the seat her husband once held, and |
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| 35 | | - | Whereas, after an illustrious life, Kathy Hoyt died at 82 years of age on March 7, 2025 in the |
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| 36 | | - | presence of her family, now therefore be it |
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| 1 | + | StateofVermont |
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| 2 | + | HouseofRepresentatives |
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| 3 | + | Montpelier,Vermont |
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| 4 | + | ConcurrentHouseResolution |
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| 5 | + | H.C.R.78 |
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| 6 | + | OfferedbyRepresentativesHolcombeofNorwich,MaslandofThetford,andOdeofBurlington |
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| 7 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutioninmemoryofformerRepresentativeandSecretaryofAdministrationKathleenC.Hoyt |
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| 8 | + | ofNorwich |
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| 9 | + | Whereas,thepioneeringStategovernmentleadershipofformerRepresentativeKathleenC.Hoytservesasamodelfor |
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| 10 | + | others, and |
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| 11 | + | Whereas,shewasborninRoanokeRapids,NorthCarolina,onJune 6, 1942;washerhighschoolclassvaledictorian; |
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| 12 | + | graduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina(UNC),Greensboro;andunfortunately,herUNC-ChapelHillgraduate |
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| 13 | + | schoolscholarshipwasdiscriminatorilynotrenewedbecauseitwastransferredtoamalestudent,aterribledecision, and |
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| 14 | + | Whereas,whendrivingthroughVermont,enroutetovisitingExpo67inMontreal,shefoundtheStatetobe“themost |
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| 15 | + | magicalplace”andmovedherein1968,meetingherfuturehusband,thelateformerRepresentativeNorris“Norrie”Hoyt |
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| 16 | + | ofNorwich,andpropitiouslyforboth,theyweremarriedattheVermontStateHousein1974, and |
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| 17 | + | Whereas,KathyHoytservedasdirectorofplanningattheAgencyofHumanServices,workedattheVermontOffice |
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| 18 | + | ofEqualOpportunity,andwasamemberoftheVermontCommissiononWomenbeforetakingtimetoraisehersons, |
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| 19 | + | ChristopherandMichael,thenresumedherpublicserviceattheDepartmentofEmploymentandTraining,whereshe |
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| 20 | + | becameCommissioner,and |
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| 21 | + | Whereas,GovernorMadeleineKuninrecognizedKathyHoyt’sexpertiseandeffectivenessasanadministratorand |
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| 22 | + | appointedherChiefofStaffandsubsequently,SecretaryofCivilandMilitaryAffairs, and |
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| 23 | + | Whereas,inAugust1991,whenLieutenantGovernorHowardDeansuddenlybecameGovernor,heturnedtoKathy |
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| 24 | + | Hoyttooverseetheexpeditedtransition,returninghertotheroleofChiefofStaff,andlaterappointedherasVermont’s |
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| 25 | + | firstfemaleSecretaryofAdministration, and |
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| 26 | + | Whereas,aftertheDeanadministration’sconclusion,KathyHoytservedonnonprofitandcorporateboards,including |
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| 27 | + | asaUniversityofVermonttrustee;wasanadvisortoGovernorsDouglasandShumlin;andconcludedherpublicservice |
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| 28 | + | astheHousememberfromNorwich,servingintheseatherhusbandonceheld, and |
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| 29 | + | Whereas,afteranillustriouslife,KathyHoytdiedat82yearsofageonMarch7,2025inthepresenceofherfamily, |
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| 30 | + | nowthereforebeit |
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