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ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 73
Introduced by Speaker Hilgers, 21; Aguilar, 35; Albrecht, 17; Arch, 14; Blood,
3; Bostar, 29; Bostelman, 23; Brandt, 32; Brewer, 43; Briese, 41;
Cavanaugh, J., 9; Cavanaugh, M., 6; Clements, 2; Day, 49; DeBoer,
10; Dorn, 30; Erdman, 47; Flood, 19; Friesen, 34; Geist, 25;
Gragert, 40; Groene, 42; Halloran, 33; Hansen, B., 16; Hansen,
M., 26; Hilkemann, 4; Hughes, 44; Hunt, 8; Kolterman, 24;
Lathrop, 12; Lindstrom, 18; Linehan, 39; Lowe, 37; McCollister,
20; McDonnell, 5; McKinney, 11; Morfeld, 46; Moser, 22; Murman,
38; Pahls, 31; Pansing Brooks, 28; Sanders, 45; Slama, 1;
Stinner, 48; Vargas, 7; Walz, 15; Wayne, 13; Williams, 36;
Wishart, 27.
WHEREAS, Dr. Joseph Clarke Stothert will be remembered as a loving husband, a devoted father, a compassionate physician, and a steadfast public servant; and WHEREAS, Dr. Stothert attended MacMurray College in Jacksonville,
Illinois, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. He earned a medical degree at St. Louis University and a doctorate in pulmonary physiology and biophysics at the University of Washington in Seattle; and WHEREAS, Dr. Stothert was recruited to Omaha in 1993 to create a state-of-
the-art medical trauma care system; and WHEREAS, Dr. Stothert served as the Medical Director for the Omaha Fire Department, Douglas County 911, Metro Community College, and Eppley Airfield;
and WHEREAS, Dr. Stothert served as Director of Trauma for the State of
Nebraska; and WHEREAS, Dr. Stothert was the husband of Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert for over 40 years; and WHEREAS, Dr. Stothert was a father of two children and grandfather to four grandchildren; and WHEREAS, Dr. Stothert will be greatly missed by his family and by the many friends and colleagues to whom he made a contribution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH
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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, FIRST SESSION:
1. That the Legislature honors Dr. Joseph Clarke Stothert for his dedication to the practice of medicine and passion for his community, and offers condolences to his family.
2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to the family of Dr. Joseph Stothert.
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