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AZ HCR2051
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Passed
6/13/2023
Primary Sponsor
Myron Tsosie
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AI Summary
- Honors former Navajo Nation president Ben Shelly, who passed away on March 22, 2023 at age 75
- Recognizes Shelly's career achievements including service as Navajo Nation Council delegate, McKinley County commissioner, vice president (2006), and president (2010-2014), becoming the first New Mexican Navajo and first sitting vice president to become president
- Highlights his initiatives in energy, technology, infrastructure, health, and education, including signing agreements with U.S. Department of Energy laboratories, approving the first solar farm on the Navajo Nation, and creating a data center and fiber network
- Notes his earlier accomplishments including helping establish the Navajo Veterans Trust Fund with over $80 million and advocating for Medicaid law amendments regarding Certificate of Indian Blood verification
- Expresses the Legislature's regret at his passing and extends deepest sympathies to his surviving family, including his wife of 57 years, five children, 12 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren
Legislative Description
Ben Shelly; death resolution
Concurrent Resolution
Last Action
Transmitted to Secretary of State
6/13/2023
Full Bill Text
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