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<br />State Water Board Chief
<br />Clifford H. Stone Dies
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<br />Colurado and the- ",Ilion lust
<br />(lne of tht"ir topmost water
<br />authnrilil'l' )"esterda)' .....ith the
<br />death of Clifford H. :-;Ione,
<br />dirt'ctor fJf the Colorado Water
<br />Board.
<br />Judge Stont' was found dCild in
<br />his ho!e] rO()rn in l\"ew Orleans,
<br />when' he h<lrl g<Jne 10 represent
<br />Colorado at .. mN'tlllg to map the
<br />water destmi..s of the Afkansas,/
<br />Rf'd Ilnd Whill'" Rin~rs.
<br />VE..\TII ('(>lIES I.... SLEEP
<br />He was 64. and death came of
<br />.: a l'OtOnilr~' thrombosis, apparf"nt_
<br />~ Iy while the nO!l'd waler expert
<br />l::; sl('pl.
<br />o Arrangements .....ere bt<;ng made
<br />last night to fly his body back 10
<br />N Colorado lor tuneral ser\'k..s,
<br />~ set for JO a. m. Saturday in thl'
<br />-- First COfllltega!iona! .chutch in
<br />M Boulder, which had bft'n Judge
<br />N Stone's horn.. in rt'ecnt years.
<br />t: Burial will be in Grl"('n :\Iountain
<br />o Cemel('ry lh('re.
<br />>; Jude.. Ston.. bad lH"..n ":\Ir.
<br />~ \\"al,.r n..,""lopm,.nl" In Colo-
<br />"5! rado for 15 }",.;U", durinI' wbirh
<br />Slim.. he arbin'..d an ..mln..nce
<br />,s::. .....hlch pb.('fiI him on the na.
<br />f-< Ilona I commltt..e whirh drafl..d
<br />th.. nation's wal..r re!oourt.. d..-
<br />"..Iopm..nl proli:ram annount..d
<br />by rr..:oid..nt Truman two }'N'r:o
<br />&,co.
<br />He was probably the West':o
<br />top-ranking water expert. and Ihe
<br />unique "]aw of the river" under
<br />which the much-<:oveted resources
<br />of the mighty Colorado River now
<br />are lIdministl'r<.'d. was developed
<br />larget). under his guidance. His
<br />experience with C{lJ(lrado River
<br />developml'nt placed him In the
<br />fronl rank of eXponl'ntll of water
<br />administration bl' intf'r-state com-
<br />pact rather than federal control.
<br />FOR:\U:R Jl'DGE
<br />A former GUnni~n attorney
<br />and onf'-time Gunniwn Count)'
<br />lUdgl'-:-whlrh ga\'.e him the lif....
<br />ong !Jtle b)' whlch he was fa.
<br />miliarl\' known-Mr. Stone had
<br />b<"en ~x('('utJ\"e director of the
<br />Co lor ado WaUr Conservation
<br />Board sinre Itll inception In 1937.
<br />He was Carr)"inll on hi~ dulies
<br />fn that post in Kew Or]eam
<br />when rieath came_
<br />,"fII'r a bUl>J" day In his 01.
<br />II{'.. in th.. Slav OUir.. "Idr,
<br />:\lond.H'. Judn Stone n..... IG
<br />I.oul~i.in;l Tu..~da,. tG be prell_
<br />o:'nt al tho:' oPf'nlng nf & tWG_
<br />da,. so:'!l-.~ion nf the :\rllanull_
<br />RfiI.\\lth.. Rh'e" Intnart'n{',.
<br />r"nmmiltM',
<br />A~socialE's Ihere s<lid he ap-
<br />lX'a~d to bf" in itood health but
<br />complair.ed "t bt:-ing "Hry tired"
<br />Ind relir.-.d :It 8:30 p. m.
<br />When he tailed to Jippt>ar at a
<br />rommiltf't'" mt'1'ling a long-time
<br />triend, John BII~s, :-;e..... ~h'xko
<br />'tatt" t'nl!"in("("r, .....ent to thl' St,
<br />Charles }fnt!'l and dlscon'rl'd hIs
<br />death.
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<br />PR.-\Js~n BY TIIORSTOS
<br />When word or Judgl' Stone'.!!
<br />df"S1th rl'ached Colorado, Governor
<br />Thornton InterruptPd a day or
<br />eamp.iligning to dictate a tribute
<br />to the noted .....atpr aulhority,
<br />"1 ::1m deeply J:rieved at his
<br />passing:' the 'O\'ernor said. "tor
<br />hl" wa.!l Ii \'a]ut'd per~nal friend
<br />and a most (,;Ioab!e authority on
<br />water COflSt'rvlItion, (,on.!!dentlou.!l_
<br />Jy and l"Ontlnuously using hill
<br />gTf'at ta]enls in prl'ltl'('lin$( Colo_
<br />rado's waler rights-the life blood
<br />ot our ~tal('.
<br />"Hi~ rontribulion.!' to the wel_
<br />t<lre of thill ~tatf' and to 113 eeo-
<br />nomi(' rfe\'('lopmt-nt havl' been In-
<br />"aluablt' indeed; for thl're was no
<br />more ablt' authOrity nor far_
<br />s!ghtE'd PXPOnt'nt of sound watt'r
<br />('on~ervation pvlkil's than Judge
<br />StoryP. He m~rjtl"d and enjoYf'd an
<br />ennable nahonn] rf'putation as an
<br />t'xpert on matter! ctlncernlng
<br />watl'r l'onsl'rvation, All Colorado
<br />hllll suffered a ~e\"('re loss.
<br />"JudgE' Stont' ha.!! Il'ft In his
<br />passing his own memoria]. which
<br />h written in the hlstnry of our
<br />wall'r ron::-er\":llion program since
<br />Its lneppUon in 1937. ~Iy heart-
<br />felt S)'mpathy is extended to hili
<br />family."
<br />Judl:e Slone I. Run'h"ed by hill
<br />~.,,!";the ,fMmer Marjorie M
<br />&,o"t!~r,''''hnm he IlW'ned In 1920'_
<br />b1::~'l!l.&lhel',"M~J"';'4" S1oll~'J:l~
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<br />II. Stone i
<br />Glendale, Cali!.; IhreE' dau~htl'rs
<br />1\.lr5., S~'h"i.. Irvin Of Boulder, ~ln;'
<br />r:atricla Treljck ot ~fUllclr, Ind.,
<br />Ka.n.: two Ilr<lndchilrirl'n, Stf'Jlh-
<br />anll' TretJek and Cynthia In''~"
<br />a ~iHl'r, :\lrs. Helei1 Ro~en; oi;
<br />2..!enrla]('. "nd feur brothprs. L.au-
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<br />rencl' L., Ear] anri Bruce T., all of
<br />Glendale, and Ralph of Den\'cr.
<br />Th.. SIone1'l in ree..nt H'ar.
<br />h:ive m3d.. th..ir home In Boul.
<br />del' at 730 13th ~t.. and Judtl!'
<br />Stone l1ad rommul..d d:ill,. to
<br />hi1'l U..n'er nUiee,
<br />Judge Stone was born at Pow-
<br />derhom, near Gunnison, on July
<br />16, 1888, the son ot Co]umbUll L.
<br />and Mar)' 1'1-1_ Stone. He was grad_
<br />uatt'<1 from Gunnison High School
<br />and rl'ceived b.Jchelor of science
<br />and law degrec-s trom Colorado
<br />University.
<br />He was Gunnison County judge
<br />from 1912 10 ]921. serving in that
<br />cap.Jcity bt'fore he Wa! admitted
<br />to the bar. He bee:lme Gunnison
<br />lo.....n attorney in 1921 and served
<br />until 1928. He also _'<t>r\"ed for 12
<br />}'pars asa deputy district attorney,
<br />and as county atlume)' from 1931
<br />to 1933.
<br />EU:C:Tt:n TO 110 DU';
<br />As :I Democrat, he was elected
<br />to the State House of Representa_
<br />tives in 1935 but served onll' four
<br />months ot his term. During his
<br />initial session the Legislature es-
<br />tablisht'd the State Water Board
<br />and Judge Stone resigned hl~
<br />House seat to become its director
<br />counsel :lnd seCTet<lT)'"thc post h~
<br />held al his death,
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