71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
SA to SCR 5
LC 3045/SCR 5-1
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 5
By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
March 20
In line 6 of the printed concurrent resolution, after '
University' delete the comma and insert '; and'.
Delete line 7 and insert:
' Whereas Robert Ford moved to Vanport, Oregon, in 1942 after a
student told him about the high pay for wartime shipyard workers;
and'.
In line 8, after 'working' insert 'as a welder'.
After line 10, insert:
' Whereas Robert Ford became the first African American high
school teacher in the district when he transferred to Roosevelt
High School in 1952; and'.
After line 17, insert:
' Whereas Robert Ford was honored as an Oregon Northwest Black
Pioneer in 1994 for his dedication to African American students;
and
' Whereas the African American community and all Oregonians
lost a teacher, mentor and pioneer when Robert Ford passed away
on February 13, 2001; and
' Whereas Robert Ford is survived by his stepdaughter, Bobbie
Jean Nunn; and'.
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