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<br />THOMAS W, McCURDY:
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<br />S..ptembl'J" 23, 1977
<br />S..",r'ary, Ortob,,!, 19, 1967".
<br />.'<fay 18, 1972
<br />Pr.,id..." ,tray 18, 1974.
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<br />GEORGE E, EVERETT
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<br />Djrf'rlor I<,"U<I"." :11, J!165 .
<br />Sepletnber 23, 1977
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<br />. On, Friday, Sep~ember ,23, 1~77, President
<br />Th~rllas W. McCurdy and Secretary George E. Ever'eU~
<br />joined 'three- other officials from Chaffee County, 011
<br />a flight from Salida to Cortez, to participate in a very
<br />crilica~ Wat~r ;Resources M,anage~ent Meeting. Th,e
<br />dedicated services of all aboard the airplane canle to
<br />a halt shortly. alter. takeoff; and the nearly 500,000
<br />citizens lvithin the .confines"of the Southeastern Colo-
<br />. rado Water :Ci:.lnsen.'ancy Dis(rict lost the leadership
<br />. and.' ,~utstalldillg water abilities of !\\'o' of" the toJ.-l
<br />"leaders in,the Nation. '
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<br />;President Thor:n8s W. McCurdy had heen a life-
<br />long, farmer, born and raised i'n_ Northeastern' Colo.
<br />rad,o, ~nd loca~iilg' 'his OWII' farin in Crowley:,County
<br />after serving :'yith disti'nction "irl the U.S. Navy Sea Lees
<br />during' World _W~r H. Not contented with 'jusl.taking
<br />care o~ his O~.~l farm needs, he, became active'in local.
<br />Irrigation.and Water Companies; and 011 January 25,
<br />1966 was ~pp'ointed, to th'e Board"of Directors 'of the
<br />District. As~all'-expression 'of cOJIfidence' in his leader-
<br />ship abiJili~s; his' fdlow Board Members first elected
<br />him to serve, as Secre~ary, and, then to the Office' of
<br />President on May 18, "1972. He was elected to 'his
<br />lifth term on May 19, 1977,
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<br />Secret.ary George Everett was born and' rais~d
<br />on a ranch in Chaffee Co lint}', and was recognized'
<br />by e"eryone wh'o knew him, as one of the outstanding.
<br />agricultural' l~aaers in- .the Industry.. George '~as,
<br />appointed to 'many' Advisor}' Boards, including the
<br />United States Forest Senice, Soil Conservation Ser.'
<br />vice, Fraternal Organizations and ,many others. 'As
<br />'an acknowledgement of his willingness to assist his
<br />fellow meJl, and his knowledge in the field of Natural'
<br />Res~:lUrces, he was first appointed, to the Board of
<br />Directors of the District January 21, 1965. In' reeog-
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<br />. nition of his outstanding services, was elected Secre-
<br />tary January 17, 1974, and was re-elected to another
<br />term'on April 21, 1977.
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<br />, Both President McCurdy and Secretary Everett
<br />"were honored on December 4, 1969 when the Honor.
<br />able John A. Love, Governor, State of Colorado, ap.
<br />pointed them as Cha'rter Members of' the five-person
<br />Colorado delegation on the Four States Interstate
<br />Committee, representing water interests in the States
<br />of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. They.
<br />were serving as rnembers of the Interstate Committee
<br />at the time of their deaths.
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<br />The District, the State and the Nalion lost the
<br />services of two outstanding" water authorities on Sep-
<br />lember 23,1977, but the good works they accomplish.
<br />ed shaH live forever as examples of service to man-
<br />kind: .
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<br />OFFICERS
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<br />"Keith I. Webb
<br />President
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<br />Leon C. Hook
<br />Treasurer
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<br />Ray'mond D. Nixon
<br />Vice President
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<br />Dr. Wendell Hutchinson
<br />Secretary
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