Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

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4	4	2025 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 14
5	5	March 7, 2025 - Introduced by Senators MARKLEIN, DASSLER-ALFHEIM, CABRAL-
6	6	GUEVARA, CARPENTER, NASS, RATCLIFF, ROYS and SPREITZER, cosponsored by
7	7	Representatives KAUFERT, TRANEL, KURTZ, GUSTAFSON, NOVAK, O'CONNOR,
8	8	TITTL, MURPHY, PENTERMAN, TUSLER, SINICKI, KREIBICH, KNODL, SUBECK
9	9	and GOODWIN. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
10	10	Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative David O.
11	11	Martin.
12	12	Whereas, Representative David XDaveY O. Martin was born to Fin and Marion
13	13	Martin on March 7, 1931, in Appleton, Wisconsin; and
14	14	Whereas, Representative Martin graduated from Neenah High School,
15	15	attended the University of Wisconsin]Madison, and graduated from the University
16	16	of Michigan with a bachelor[s degree in forestry; and
17	17	Whereas, Representative Martin then served in the U.S. Army Corps of
18	18	Engineers, leading a unit in rebuilding bridges throughout war-torn Germany, and
19	19	later worked as a forester for the Kimberly Clark Corporation; and
20	20	Whereas, Representative Martin was first elected to the Wisconsin State
21	21	Assembly in 1960 and went on to serve for five consecutive terms; and
22	22	Whereas, Representative Martin served as Assistant Majority Leader for the
23	23	1967]68 legislative session; and
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39	39	Whereas, Representative Martin served on several legislative committees
40	40	during his tenure in the assembly, including the Joint Committee on Finance, the
41	41	Building Commission, and the Joint Legislative Council; and
42	42	Whereas, Representative Martin was known for his ability to work in a
43	43	bipartisan manner, including in his roles in the enactment of the Wisconsin Wild
44	44	Rivers law and the establishment of a statewide vocational and technical education
45	45	system; and
46	46	Whereas, Representative Martin collaborated with both Governor Gaylord
47	47	Nelson and Governor Warren Knowles on legislation and initiatives that sought to
48	48	establish Wisconsin as a national leader in environmental protection and outdoor
49	49	recreation; and
50	50	Whereas, Representative Martin was the Republican nominee for lieutenant
51	51	governor in the 1970 gubernatorial election; and
52	52	Whereas, following his career in the state legislature, Representative Martin
53	53	returned to work for the Kimberly Clark Corporation as their manager for
54	54	government relations for nearly three decades; and
55	55	Whereas, Representative Martin later served as the associate vice president
56	56	for business and university relations for the University of Wisconsin System until
57	57	his retirement in 1993; and
58	58	Whereas, Representative Martin, along with his wife Joan Martin, also owned
59	59	the Marquette Café and Bar in Marquette, Iowa; and
60	60	Whereas, Representative Martin remained active in political advocacy and
61	61	public service even after his tenure in the state legislature, serving in leadership
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86	86	capacities for Common Cause Wisconsin, the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway
87	87	Board, and the Three Eagles Foundation; and
88	88	Whereas, Representative Martin was a loving husband, father, grandfather,
89	89	and great-grandfather; and
90	90	Whereas, Representative Martin passed away on January 22, 2025, at the age
91	91	of 93; and
92	92	Whereas, Representative Martin is missed by his family, friends, and former
93	93	colleagues; now, therefore, be it
94	94	Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of
95	95	the Wisconsin State Legislature join in honoring the life and public service of
96	96	Representative David O. Martin and extend their condolences to his family and
97	97	friends.
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