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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE 1699

the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be instructed to send an enrolled copy to the member~ of the family uf the deceased.

JAMES W. FOSTER,

.)OHK HAN SEK,

GENf: PnsTOK,

M<:>morial to the llunorahle \\'a.nw M. l~ upes ,,r :'>lon<>!la County

1\llR. SPEAKER: Your eommittee, avpoillted t o Jn·epa!e a suitable resolu­tion commemorating the life, ~.: haracte~· and pulJ!ic senice ()f the latt' Honorable Wayne M. Ropes, begs lca\'e to submit the fullowing· memorial:

. . . The Honorable Wayne l\1. Hopes, the son of J<:ss L. a nd :'llae ;\Ioorhea.l

Hopes, was born at Onawa, Iowa, on October 2:3, lt:U8. He attended the Onawa public schools, the ~ational Business Colh•ge at Sioux City, allll the Hohenshuh-Carpente1· College of E ,mbalming at ])ps }Joines .

In 1922 :\Jr. Ropes was nranied t o Cor<~ Gra pe~ of Blencoe, Jc,\l'a. 'f., tlli s union two l'hildr en \\C· l e \,"rn . :Vfaja:;:ne and .John :\lil t on.

~lr. RopE:' :..; engaged !!: till' r ea l t•:-i taf<•. and ln ::-\Lll ·aiH:e busine ss in Onawa. He became adively intere,.. ted i·n -p ubJ;c aff ai1·s , and in lY~!i \Va :-< de<:Led :\Ionona cuunty auditor, \\hil'h uttit-e lw h~ld for eig·ht ;:ear~. ln t9 :J;{ he Leeame connected \\'ith tht• lowa,- si'ate i.J anh in;.!' department wht-re he n·mained until i;J :liL :\lr. Hopes served.as ' l\fununa C(}liOty Representa­tive in th" Fony-eighth General Assemblyc · In l !q2 he wa" dected secre­tary of stat" and was re-ele<:tecl in 1844 .. .

During World \Yar I :'llr. R"l"-'~ was in the l\ledieal Corps of the United States :\a\,1', sen·ing at naYal l•a;:es ii1 Ireland, Italy and France.

l\Ir . Ropes was a member •Jf Lhe FirstChristian Church. He wa~ com­mander of the Da,·id McNEill Post, American Legion; president of the Onawa Commercial Club; Consistory, Fort~· and Eight, f.O .O.F .. :\loose

and F.O.E. Mr. Ropes died on .Jul~· 1 k. 1 ~J48, aml j , sun·i'.'E·d b~: hi" wif(· and tw<>

child ren. The,·~j<il · ~, Bf It Resulced IJy tlu Hvui'l' oi F: q!l·, ci'J,fuli,·,·s or' the Pift!J­

thircl Geil<-ra./ "'lssembly ui luwu.: That in the passing uf tl :e Honorable Wayne M. Ropes the state has lost an honurt>d ~itizt ·n and a faithfnl, ust>­t'ul public servant, and the Hou se , by this n·~olution. \H•uld express its appreciation of his Rt<rvice. and tender its sympath:> tn tlw mPmbers of

his family. i:f It F1u tilt', . F~~' f-;ulrcd : That a c op~· uf thi:-: 1 ' (::-:rduti~~n ht· _..:p l ·l~ ad 1.1p(Jn

the ,Journal of the H ouse. and that t h•· Chit=f C!t'rk J,e in~tJudt'd tu ~t>nd an enrollPd l'OJlY to the family nf the dtc'c\c'asP cl.

JlAFtRY :\il:LSF:-.-.

A LHERT \\·u:-;s,

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