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<br />APPENDIX "F" <br /> <br />':' <br /> <br />RESOLUTION <br /> <br />Harry B. Mendenhall, 011(' of the first memhers of this Admini.s- <br />tr;ltion, served ,15 Commi.ssinnCT f mOl CnlOL\do [[pm tn(' period 1949 <br />to 1957, <br /> <br />One of the lC:1ul1lg citizens of the Arkansas V:tlley, Mr. Mendell- <br />hall was tl s.ubstantial force in the- llcgut\;ttion and sub:;;.equcnt adoptinJl <br />of the Arkansas River Compact hct\Vccn tne Statc~ of CnloT:1do <lnd <br />K;1nsas. <br /> <br />For ov.,:r a half century. Mr. Mendenhall W;IS a rl~.spcctcd and <br />revered citiz.en of the Arkansas Valley of Colorado. With very little <br />formal Cdll(';ltinn he bee.10lc ;l successful Ixmker. cattleman and ranener. <br />while :1t the Srl.mc time devoting a great amount of attention to com' <br />munity bctt(rment. <br /> <br />Born at Fairbury, Nlc'bra5ka. on Fd1Tuary 24, lR88, he moved to <br />Rocky Ford, Colorado, in 190K and resided in that (ommunity until l1is <br />(kath on September 13, 19()3. <br /> <br />Surviving Mr. Mentlt::nhall arc hi:; widow, Evelyn C. Mendenhall, <br />two sons, Cover and H. H. Mendcnnall of Rocky F\lrd, Colorado, ;\I1d <br />~l dilughtcr, Mrs. Virgini;1 Pennella of RC'clbllll~, Cfllifornia. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the St:ltc (If Color;H1o has lost rme (If its for.:mos.t <br />CItIzens in the death of Hitrry B. MCIlJcnh:dl: anJ <br /> <br />WHEREAS, both the States of Colorado and Kansas arc greatly <br />indebted to him for his outstand~ng contribution in the successful <br />negotiation of the Arkansas Rivc:r Compact and for his subsequent <br />services as a memhcr of the Cnmract Administration, <br /> <br />NOW. THEREfORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Arkansas River <br />Compact AJministr;1fion in "nnual session assembled at Lamar, Colo- <br />rado, this 21st day of DC'cembcr, 1965, that it expresses its deep regret <br />:-It the death of H:-Irry B. Mendenhall and dinxts that a copy of this <br />Rerolutlon he spread upon the minutes of the Administration and <br />that a copy be sent to his widow, sons and daughter. <br /> <br />)8 <br />