0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 52 | 0002| 43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| JOSE R. ABEYTA | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW | 0012| MEXICO TO NAME THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY FOR FRANK A. "TONY" | 0013| VIGIL. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, Tony Vigil was born in Mora on March 6, 1906; | 0016| and | 0017| WHEREAS, he graduated from Raton high school, attended | 0018| the university of New Mexico, obtained his pharmacy degree | 0019| from Capitol college of pharmacy in Denver, Colorado and | 0020| worked in Albuquerque, Raton and Santa Fe as a pharmacist; and | 0021| WHEREAS, he was elected probate judge in Colfax county in | 0022| 1932, and county treasurer in 1934, 1936 and 1940; and | 0023| WHEREAS, he served as a state representative for two | 0024| terms and introduced the bill that created the university of | 0025| New Mexico college of pharmacy in 1947; and | - 1 - 0001| WHEREAS, he was the Bernalillo county manager from 1953 | 0002| to 1954; and | 0003| WHEREAS, he served as commissioner of the bureau of | 0004| revenue under governors Mechem and Cargo; and | 0005| WHEREAS, he was a member of the New Mexico board of | 0006| pharmacy, serving as its secretary in 1949-1950; | 0007| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0008| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the board of regents of the | 0009| university of New Mexico be requested to name the college of | 0010| pharmacy the Frank A. Vigil College of Pharmacy in honor of | 0011| Tony Vigil; and | 0012| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0013| transmitted to the board of regents of the university of New | 0014| Mexico. | 0015|  |