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AZ HR2011
Resolution
Status
4/12/2022
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Hernandez
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AI Summary
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Dr. Gordon Richard Dutt passed away on September 4, 2021 at age 91 in his home in Arizona.
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Dr. Dutt is credited as the father of the Arizona wine industry after pioneering wine grape cultivation in the state in the mid-1970s and founding Sonoita Vineyards, which opened in 1983 as Arizona's first modern commercial vineyard.
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He was instrumental in establishing Arizona farm winery laws, the Arizona Wine Growers Association, the Sonoita American Viticultural Area, and the Arizona Wine Commission.
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Dr. Dutt was a lifelong pilot and founding charter member of the Tucson Soaring Club in 1967, serving as president, flight instructor, and tow pilot.
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The House of Representatives expresses sincere sympathies and condolences to his surviving relatives: his two sons Richard and Howard, four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Legislative Description
Gordon Dutt; death resolution
Resolution
Last Action
Transmitted to Secretary of State
4/12/2022