House Concurrent Resolution 13

Oregon Laws 2007

 

          Whereas Macon Ernest Sumner, Jr., known by his family and friends as “Mac,” was born in Sedalia, Missouri, on March 27, 1940; and

          Whereas Mac Sumner moved with his family to Oregon when Mac was seven years old; and

          Whereas Mac Sumner’s family settled in the Portland area, where Mac attended Benson Technical High School; and

          Whereas Mac Sumner entered the United States Air Force and proudly served as a jet engine mechanic stationed in Okinawa, including service in Japan and surrounding areas; and

          Whereas Mac Sumner was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force and began his 33-year career with Safeway; and

          Whereas Mac and Judy Sumner raised their five children on a small working farm near Molalla; and

          Whereas Mac Sumner remarried on August 6, 1988, to the former Sandra Riggs and welcomed her two children into his family; and

          Whereas Mac Sumner, who lived in the Molalla area for 40 years, devoted his later years to public service; and

          Whereas Mac Sumner served on the Molalla City Council from 1996 to 2004, including two years as mayor; and

          Whereas Mac Sumner was elected as a Republican to the Oregon House of Representatives from the Eighteenth District on November 2, 2004, and was reelected on November 7, 2006; and

          Whereas Mac Sumner served honorably as a member of the House of Representatives from January 10, 2005, to December 8, 2006; and

          Whereas during the 2005 Legislative Session, Mac Sumner served with distinction on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and the Land Use Committee, where he represented the interests of his constituents very well; and

          Whereas during the final months of his life, Mac Sumner fought bravely and graciously against cancer with Sandy and their children by his side; and

          Whereas Mac Sumner passed away on May 7, 2007; now, therefore,

 

Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:

 

          That we, the members of the Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly, do hereby commend Mac Sumner’s half century of public service and dedication to making Oregon a better place; and be it further

          Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be presented to Sandy Sumner and all of Mac Sumner’s children as an expression of our gratitude for Mac’s service to Oregon and for his everlasting friendship.

 

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 11, 2007

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