Reference Title: Kel Fox; death resolution

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

ON THE DEATH OF KELVIN M. "KEL" FOX.

The Honorable Kel Fox passed away on May 15, 1998, at the age of eighty-five.

Born in Stamford, Connecticut in 1912, Kel Fox moved with his family to Arizona in 1922 where his family established the Foxboro Summer Camp near Sedona. As a rancher and farmer, he served as president of both the Yavapai and Coconino Cattle Growers Associations and was active in the Arizona Cattle Growers Association and the Arizona Game Protective League. He also was active in the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and the San Francisco Press Club.

Known as a gentleman and a scholar, Kel Fox graduated cum laude from Princeton with a baccalaureate degree in history in 1935. He later attended the University of Arizona where he received a doctorate degree in agricultural sciences. During World War II, he ably served his country in the United States Coast Guard.

In 1939, Kel Fox embarked on more than fifty years of public service to the State of Arizona through his efforts as executive secretary for Governor R.T. Jones. He was subsequently elected to both the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate, serving from 1946 to 1954. As a legislator, Kel Fox was a main force behind the construction of Interstate 17 and providing rural counties with electricity. In addition to his outstanding legislative service, Kel Fox also served the state as a member of numerous commissions and boards, including Water Quality Control, the State Board of Appeals, and Watershed Management.

Kel Fox will be sorely missed by his family, many friends and the citizens of the State of Arizona. Therefore

Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the Members of the Legislature sincerely regret the passing of the Honorable Kel Fox and extend their sympathies and condolences to his family and many friends.

PASSED THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 29, 1999.

PASSED THE SENATE APRIL 29, 1999.

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 30, 1999.