WHEREAS, it
is fitting and appropriate to honor the memory and mourn the passing
of Senator Walter Rand; and
WHEREAS, born
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Senator Rand tirelessly devoted his
life to serving his community and his State; and
WHEREAS, Senator
Rand served the Camden Board of Education with distinction, first
as an Assistant Secretary and Purchasing Agent and then as an elected
member from 1971 to 1974; and
WHEREAS, in
1975, Senator Rand was elected to the General Assembly serving there
until 1981, whereupon he was elected to the Senate; and
WHEREAS, Senator
Rand served as Chairman of the Senate Transportation and Public
Utilities Committee and was an expert on transportation issues;
and
WHEREAS, among
Senator Rand's many accomplishments during his nearly 20-year tenure
in the Legislature, he sponsored the law creating the Transportation
Trust Fund and the law which led to the creation of the South Jersey
Transportation Authority; and
WHEREAS, it
is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of Senator Rand and
extend our sincerest sympathies to his family and friends.
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, Governor of the State of New Jersey,
by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. The flag
of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New
Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments,
offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours
on Wednesday, January 11, 1995 in recognition and mourning of
the passing of Senator Walter Rand.
2. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal
this 10th day of January in the Year
of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Ninety-Five, and of
the Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and Nineteenth
/s/
Christine Todd Whitman
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/ Peter Verniero
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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