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135th General Assembly
Regular Session H. R. No. 493
2023-2024
Speaker Stephens, Representatives Russo, Brennan, Abdullahi, Abrams, Baker,
Barhorst, Bird, Blackshear, Brent, Brewer, Brown, Callender, Carruthers,
Claggett, Click, Creech, Cross, Cutrona, Daniels, Dean, Dell'Aquila, Demetriou,
Denson, Dobos, Edwards, Ferguson, Forhan, Fowler Arthur, Ghanbari, Grim,
Gross, Hall, Hillyer, Holmes, Hoops, Humphrey, Isaacsohn, Jarrells, John,
Johnson, Jones, Kick, King, Klopfenstein, Lampton, LaRe, Lear, Lipps, Liston,
Lorenz, Loychik, Manchester, Manning, Mathews, McClain, McNally, Merrin, Miller,
A., Miller, J., Miller, K., Miller, M., Mohamed, Oelslager, Patton, Pavliga, Peterson,
Piccolantonio, Pizzulli, Plummer, Powell, Ray, Richardson, Robb Blasdel,
Robinson, Roemer, Rogers, Santucci, Schmidt, Seitz, Sims, Skindell, Somani,
Stein, Stewart, Stoltzfus, Swearingen, Sweeney, Thomas, C., Thomas, J., Troy,
Upchurch, Weinstein, White, Whitted, Wiggam, Williams, Willis, Young, T.
A RESOLUTION
In memory of Ronald Mottl, Sr.
WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 135th 1
General Assembly of Ohio were deeply saddened to learn of the death of 2
Ronald Mottl, Sr., and extend our heartfelt condolences to his family 3
and friends; and 4
WHEREAS, Ron Mottl left an indelible impression on the lives he 5
touched, and he will be remembered as a spirited individual who 6
contributed immeasurably to the world around him. After graduating 7
with a law degree from the University of Notre Dame, where he 8
captained the 1955 baseball team, he served in the U.S. Army. As an 9
elected official, he held positions as president of Parma City Council 10
and a member of the Parma City Schools Board of Education, the Ohio 11
Senate and House of Representatives, and the United States Congress. 12
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While in the state legislature, he was instrumental in the 13
establishment of the Ohio Lottery, and he was also a member of the 14
Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame and its board of directors; and 15
WHEREAS, Ron Mottl’s regard for improving the quality of life in 16
our society was clearly evident in his personal sacrifices of time and 17
effort to his family, friends, and community. Giving generously of his 18
energy and abilities in all of his endeavors, he displayed exceptional 19
concern and insight, and his absence will be keenly felt; and 20
WHEREAS, A loving husband to his wife, Debbie, a devoted father 21
to his children, Ron, Ron Mickey, Ronda, and Amanda, and a doting 22
grandfather to his grandchildren, Alexis, Samantha, Mickey, and 23
Mickayla, Ron Mottl always used his talents to the benefit of others, 24
and the laurels of his life stand as a tribute not only to him but 25
also to those he left behind. Although the void his death has created 26
can never be filled, the legacy of care and commitment he established 27
will surely live on. The world is a richer place for his having been 28
in it, and he will be sorely missed; therefore be it 29
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of Representatives of 30
the 135th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, 31
express a profound sense of loss and sincere regret at the death of 32
Ronald Mottl, Sr., and, in so doing, pay tribute to the memory of a 33
truly unique man; and be it further 34
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit 35
a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the family of Ronald 36
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