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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIO N 12
5	5	May 25, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives PETRYK, O'CONNOR, EMERSON,
6	6	MURPHY and SUBECK. Referred to Committee on Rules.
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8	8	Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Arthur L.
9	9	Peterson.
10	10	Whereas, Representative Arthur L. Peterson was born on June 27, 1926, in
11	11	Glyndon, Minnesota, and passed away at the age of 96 on March 23, 2023, in Sun
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13	13	Whereas, Arthur Peterson grew up in small towns throughout the Midwest,
14	14	including Birnamwood, Prescott, and Mondovi, Wisconsin, where he became an
15	15	Eagle Scout, won statewide honors as a speaker and trombone player, and was an
16	16	avid athlete on his high school's football and basketball teams; and
17	17	Whereas, Arthur Peterson continued his education at Yale University, where
18	18	he received an undergraduate degree in 1947, and later received a master's degree
19	19	from the University of Southern California and a doctorate degree from the
20	20	University of Minnesota; and
21	21	Whereas, Arthur Peterson enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 and was placed in
22	22	the officer's training program, ultimately receiving a commission in the U.S. Marine
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40	40	Corps in 1947 and later volunteering for duty during the Korean War, where he
41	41	served his country as an infantry company commander and as a captain; and
42	42	Whereas, Arthur Peterson became one of the nation's youngest state legislators
43	43	when he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1950 at the age of 24; and
44	44	Whereas, Arthur Peterson served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly
45	45	and was an instrumental member of the Committee on Veterans' and Military
46	46	Affairs; and
47	47	Whereas, after his tenure in the legislature, Arthur Peterson began a career
48	48	that combined his interest in politics and higher education as a professor of political
49	49	science at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and at Ohio Wesleyan University,
50	50	and later serving in leadership positions at the American Graduate School of
51	51	International Management, Lebanon Valley College, Eckerd College, and the
52	52	Wathen Academy; and
53	53	Whereas, throughout his career in politics and academia, Arthur Peterson
54	54	played a central role in various sociopolitical movements, including as chairman of
55	55	the Ohio Civil Rights Commission during the early years of the civil rights movement
56	56	and as chief-of-staff of the Republican National Committee's rebuilding efforts in
57	57	the mid-1960s; and
58	58	Whereas, despite Arthur Peterson's demanding career in higher education, his
59	59	dedication to the political domain never faltered; he served as a representative in the
60	60	Montana State Legislature from 2000 to 2002, and at the age of 95, he vied for a seat
61	61	in the U.S. Congress; and
62	62	Whereas, Arthur Peterson was an active churchman, musician, and Freemason
63	63	throughout his life, as well as a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and
64	64	great-grandfather; now, therefore, be it
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92	92	Resolved by the assembly, That the members of the Wisconsin Assembly do
93	93	hereby honor the life and public service of Representative Arthur L. Peterson and
94	94	extend their condolences to his family and friends; and, be it further
95	95	Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall provide a copy of this resolution
96	96	to his family.
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