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                             ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
                                      SECOND SESSION
                    LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 509
Introduced by Storer, 43; Andersen, 49; Arch, 14; Armendariz, 18; Ballard, 21;
              Bosn, 25; Bostar, 29; Brandt, 32; Cavanaugh, J., 9; Cavanaugh,
              M., 6; Clements, 2; Clouse, 37; Conrad, 46; DeBoer, 10; DeKay,
              40; Dorn, 30; Dover, 19; Dungan, 26; Fredrickson, 20; Guereca, 7;
              Hallstrom, 1; Hansen, 16; Hardin, 48; Holdcroft, 36; Hughes, 24;
              Hunt, 8; Ibach, 44; Jacobson, 42; Juarez, 5; Kauth, 31;
              Lippincott, 34; Lonowski, 33; McKinney, 11; Meyer, F., 41; Meyer,
              G., 17; Moser, 22; Murman, 38; Prokop, 27; Quick, 35; Raybould,
              28; Riepe, 12; Rountree, 3; Sanders, 45; Sorrentino, 39; Spivey,
              13; Storm, 23; Strommen, 47; von Gillern, 4; Wordekemper, 15.
       WHEREAS, the Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame banquet and induction
ceremony will be held on June 6, 2026, at the Cherry County Fairgrounds in
Valentine, Nebraska; and
       WHEREAS, Deloris "Dee" Marshall Adamson will be inducted into the Hall of
Fame    for   her   dedication   to   honesty,   hard   work,   and   care   of   livestock,
exemplifying the cowboy way of life; and
       WHEREAS, Dee was born September 22, 1937, and lived on a ranch near
Whitman, Nebraska, where she grew up working the ranch with her family and was
almost always on a horse; and
       WHEREAS, Dee rode her horse to school, helped drive cattle, and spent time
plotting horse adventures, like taking her horse to the county fair in Mullen,
Nebraska, despite not being entered in any competitions; and
       WHEREAS, Dee, later in life, entered in Western Nebraska and National
Cutting Horse Association competitions with her favorite horse, Puff of Smoke,
where they were a formidable pair; and
       WHEREAS, Dee continued to go on daily rides until she broke her femur in a
riding accident at the age of 79, she has since been able to return to riding
from time to time; and
       WHEREAS, Dee married her husband Jerry while teaching in rural Cherry
County in 1960, raised four children, and now has eleven grand children and
nine great-grand children; and
       WHEREAS, Dee and Jerry used their expertise by judging 4-H, FFA, and
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college competitions; and
    WHEREAS, Dee's love of horses and her cowboy way of life runs deep.
    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
    1. That the Legislature congratulates Deloris Marshall Adamson for being
inducted into the Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame.
    2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to Deloris Marshall Adamson.
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