BOARD02091

• Board Meeting Date: 3/16/1978
• Description: Agenda, Minutes, Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

MR. SPARKS: "WHEREAS, by the will ef divine previdence, eur beleved
friend and dedicated public servant, Rebert Maxwell Gildersleeve,
departed this life en the 3rd day ef February, 1978; and

"WHEREAS, 'the iate"Robert MaXwell Gildersleeve served his
state well and faithfully in succe,ssie:n as a staff enginee,r, ,chief.
engineer and deputy directe~ ef the Celerade Water censervatien Beard
threugh the pericd 1~37 until his retir,ement in th~ year 1968, ~ith
the longest ccntinuing service to. date af any staff member af the
C~leradeWater Conservation Beard; and

"WHEREAS, thrcughcut his years as a staff member af the .
Celarade Water Ccnservaticn Bcard, Gil, as, he was affect~enately known,
served as an engineering advisc~ to the Rio. Grande and Upper Celerade
River Cempact cemmissiens with exceptional knowledge and ability" and
demenstrated hlmself to. be ane cf the mapt campetenthydrelpgists and
water rescurce engineers ever to. be preduced in the state cf Cclcrade;
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"WHEREAS, Gil distin-guished himsel.f as a man ef. dignity,
patience, foresight and knewledge during his leng serv~ce fer the
State ef Cclcradc and ,its pecple; and

"WHEREAS., it is ~ost -fitting ,that we, the' mefll!:>ers: of tche
Calerade Water Ccnservaticn Beard, give recegnitien to. the deveted
public service cf the late Rebert Maxwell Gildersleeve and express cur
deep regret and serrew cccasiened by his death;

'''NOW THEREFORE,' BE I'l' RE_SOLVED by the !llembers af the
Cclcrade Water Ccnservatien Beard in regular ~essicn assembled in
Denver, Caleradc, this 16th day ef March, 1978, that, in the death cf
Rebert Maxwell Gildersleeve, the pecple ef the State ef Coler ado have
last an cutstanding citizen and a mcst respected enginee~, and that we,
the members and staff ef this Cclcrada Water Censervatien Beard, do.
hereby extend eur deep and heartfelt sympathy to. the members cf his
family and pay final tribute tp a man cf character, integrity and
ability; and

"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this memcrial ~eselutien be
spread upcn the pages ef the minutes ef this board and a ccpy thereef
be transmitted to. his widOW, Mary R. ";Pat" Gildersleeve."

MR. STAPLETON: DC yeu mcve the adcpticn?

MR. SPARKS: I move the adoptien.

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MR.. GORMLEY:- Secend.

MR. STAPLETON: It has been regularly mcved and seccnded that the.
reselutien be appreved.' All these in faver signify by saying "Aye."
(,Unanimeus ayes. -) Oppcsed? (NO. response.)

The mctian is carried.

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