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HCR059.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
JOHN PIERRE MOLITOR - Stating findings of the Legislature and recognizing
and commending the lifetime achievements of John Pierre Molitor, one of the
original Idaho legislative advisors who served the Associated General
Contractors, the Idaho Legislature and the State of Idaho, with honor and
distinction.
03/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/26 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Nonini
Title apvd - to Senate
03/27 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/28 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - McGee
Title apvd - to House
03/31 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/01 Pres signed - To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 59 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING THE LIFE- 3 TIME ACHIEVEMENTS OF JOHN PIERRE MOLITOR, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL IDAHO LEGIS- 4 LATIVE ADVISORS, WHO SERVED THE ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS, THE IDAHO 5 LEGISLATURE AND THE STATE OF IDAHO, WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION. 6 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 WHEREAS, John Pierre Molitor, a longtime advisor to the Idaho Legislature, 8 passed away on February 2, 2008; and 9 WHEREAS, John was born in Walla Walla, Washington on October 3, 1914, 10 graduated from Gonzaga Prep High School and acquired degrees in philosophy and 11 liberal arts from Gonzaga University in 1939, where he also played basketball; 12 and 13 WHEREAS, John taught English, Latin and algebra in Wilbur, Washington, 14 where he also coached several high school sports; and 15 WHEREAS, John married Eileen Killoran on June 3, 1941; and 16 WHEREAS, in 1941, John accepted a position with the Kaiser Company as per- 17 sonnel manager at Grand Coulee Dam; and 18 WHEREAS, while at Grand Coulee, John played shortstop for The King and His 19 Court, which played and won hundreds of exhibition fast-pitch softball games 20 throughout the Northwest, outscoring opposing teams while using just a 21 pitcher, catcher, first baseman and shortstop; and 22 WHEREAS, in 1948, John was hired as director of personnel and labor rela- 23 tions for J.A. Terteling & Sons, necessitating a move to Boise, Idaho, where 24 he spent the rest of his life; and 25 WHEREAS, after six years with Terteling, John was named executive secre- 26 tary of the Associated General Contractors (AGC), Idaho Branch, where he spent 27 nearly 25 years as a legislative advisor, lobbying the Idaho Legislature on 28 behalf of the construction industry; and 29 WHEREAS, John also served the state of Idaho as the administrator of the 30 Contractors State License Board until 1977, when he retired from both the 31 Board and from the AGC; and 32 WHEREAS, John served as the charter president of the Bronco Athletic Asso- 33 ciation, chairman of the Golf Course Building Committee at Crane Creek Country 34 Club, first parish council president of St. Mary's Catholic Church, president 35 of the Bishop Kelly High School Booster Club, charter member of the Capital 36 City Kiwanis Club, past chairman of the Boise City Planning Commission and 37 past member of the B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge in Boise; and 38 WHEREAS, for many years John paid surprise visits on Christmas Eve, 39 dressed as Santa Claus, to dozens of Boise's youngest citizens, delivering 40 candy and presents as well as joy to them and their parents; and 41 WHEREAS, John's lobbying career was distinguished by its professionalism, 42 humility, honesty, integrity and respect for the political process; and 43 WHEREAS, John's lasting contributions to the state of Idaho, city of 44 Boise, Idaho Legislature and Idaho's construction industry will be felt for 2 1 many decades to come. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 3 sion of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and 4 the Senate concurring therein, that the lifetime achievements of John Pierre 5 Molitor, one of the original Idaho legislative advisors, who served the AGC, 6 the Idaho Legislature and the state of Idaho, with honor and distinction, be 7 recognized and commended.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 18125
This resolution honors the lifetime achievements of John P.
Molitor, legislative adviser for the Associated General Contractors
for many years. In an era when the U.S. construction industry was
often involved in contentious debate and conflict, Idaho's building
contractors operated efficiently and profitably, due in large part
to John Molitor's efforts as their advocate.
FISCAL NOTE
No fiscal impact.
Contact:
Name: Rep. Bob Nonini
Rep. Max Black
Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 59